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Ethanol is now a matter of national security
Two steps forward, one step back: Congress cuts two ethanol subsidies worth billions, but the White House redirects $510 million to power the military's ships and aircraft with corn-sourced biofuels.
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Honey laundering: tainted and counterfeit Chinese honey floods into the U.S.
A third of the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals, according to a blockbuster story in Food Safety News.
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Finally, PolitiFact calls out GOP candidate on climate
PolitiFact researched and debunked a Republican presidential candidate's claims that climate science is in dispute. Now it's the mainstream media's turn.
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Baby steps: USDA tiptoes toward fighting animal cruelty
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service takes an important step to crack down on livestock abuse. But there's still more work to be done.
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More farmers markets mean more jobs
The U.S. now has 7,175 farmers markets, up 17% from last year. Those markets and the local food systems behind them could generate a lot of jobs.
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36 million pounds of proof that our food safety system is broken
The salmonella-tainted-turkey disaster that has sickened 77 people and killed one proves that the government's approach to regulating disease-causing pathogens like salmonella and E. coli in food simply doesn't work.
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Healthy eating is hard but not impossible for low-income Americans
There's a new study out purporting to show that healthy eating is a privilege of the rich. But it's possible to eat well on a tight budget, and it would be easier if we put smart policies in place.
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Here’s how the debt deal could spell doomsday for climate and energy
The debt deal Washington just passed is going to pit defense spending against the budgets of the DOE, EPA and incentives for clean energy production, GOP strategist Mike McKenna tells Politico.
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Could a carbon tax help solve our budget woes?
In addition to generating much-needed revenue, a carbon tax would force industries to pay for the pollution they create, instead of placing the burden on the public.
