IATP Press Feed

Nov. 5, 2009: Minnesota farm to school efforts catch eye of USDA Deputy Secretary Merrigan (press release)

Minnesota farm to school efforts that provide students with healthy, locally grown food are attracting national attention. Earlier this week,...

Oct. 29, 2009: Researchers link low-level mercury exposure, zinc deficiency and learning disorders (press release)

Child learning and behavioral disorders are on the rise. Increasingly, diet-related factors like synthetic food dyes, mercury contamination and mineral...

Oct. 14, 2009: New Report: Grain Reserves Hold Promise in Stabilizing Global Agriculture (press release)

Grain reserves could be an effective tool to address global hunger and stabilize agriculture markets.

Oct. 1, 2009: Questionable start for new biomass program (commentary by Loni Kemp)

The way the U.S. Department of Agriculture has rolled out the first part of BCAP is raising eyebrows, as initial...

Sep. 23, 2009: Why Agriculture and the Climate Bill Don't Mix (commentary by Julia Olmstead)

Making Waxman-Markey a primary vehicle for debating agricultural sustainability schemes distracts from making real progress toward more climate-friendly, sustainable agriculture,...

Sep. 10, 2009: Private produce safety rules burden smaller-scale, diversified farms, threaten conservation, lack transparency, new report finds (press release)

Private industry food safety protocols for produce farmers are not always based on independent science and are biased against smaller-scale,...

Sep. 9, 2009: Family Farm/Sustainable Agriculture Groups Urge Passage of Animal Antibiotics Bill (press release)

Family farm and sustainable agriculture organizations sent a letter to President Barack Obama and Senate leaders today urging them to...

Aug. 19, 2009: Reflections on Climate Change and Social Justice (commentary by Dr. Cecilia Martinez and Shalini Gupta)

This introduction was written to provide context to the Principles of Climate Justice developed by the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum...

Aug. 12, 2009: Food Safety in the Legislative Grinder (commentary by Rod Leonard/IATP)

Analysis of the recently passed House of Representatives bill on food safety.

Aug. 4, 2009: How to Bring Healthier Food to Corner Stores (press release)

Corner stores around the country have used a number of innovative strategies to bring healthier food to their shelves, finds...

Aug. 1, 2009: Free Trade in Agriculture: A Bad Idea Whose Time is Done (commentary by Sophia Murphy/IATP)

This article for the Monthly Review examines the false promises of free trade for agriculture and proposes a series of alternative approaches.

Aug. 1, 2009: Delaware's Sustainable Energy Utility (commentary by Dr. John Byrne and Dr. Cecilia Martinez)

This article reports on the first-in-the-nation sustainable energy utility and how it offers a comprehensive approach to managing energy and the environment.

Jul. 29, 2009: New Healthy WIC Foods Available in Minnesota August 1 (press release)

Important changes to the foods provided by the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition program (WIC) will increase access to healthy...

Jul. 23, 2009: IATP Congratulates Abbott Northwestern on Healthy Food Initiative (press release)

A new healthy food initiative launched by Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the largest hospital in the Twin Cities, is part of...

Jul. 23, 2009: Krugman on Carbon Derivatives: A Rebuttal (commentary by Steve Suppan)

A rebuttal to Paul Krugman, columnist for the New York Times, regarding carbon derivative offsets and trading.