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Politicssource 2013-09-25 16:51:31

The House and Senate farm bills for the first time would open a trickle of funding for a program that doubles food stamp benefits that are spent on fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets. The program is currently operating with private funds at 300 farmers markets across the nation, including seven in the California  

Key U.S. wetlands getting plowed

A report Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group found that from 2008 to 2012, 1.9 million acres (about 3,000 square miles) of wetlands and 5.3 million acres (about 8,300 square miles) of erosion-prone land was plowed for crops in response to lavish crop insurance subsidies and high commodity prices. The losses have been especially severe  

Group says FDA lax on antibiotics in livestock

Combing through piles of documents obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request, an environmental group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration relies on dated environmental assessments when approving antibiotics for use in livestock. As we reported here, “In March, the head of the Centers for  

Grocery chains announce refusal to sell engineered salmon

A genetically engineered salmon nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration, after waiting 17 years, will not reach some store shelves. A coalition of environmental and consumer groups announced Wednesday that they have secured promises from several U.S. grocery chains that they will not carry the fish. These include Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Aldi,