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"US Baby Formulas Often Contain Contaminants, Study Finds" [1]

"A new investigation that tested 41 types of powdered baby formula sold in the US found that about half of the products contained concerning levels of contaminants, including lead, arsenic, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol A (BPA) and acrylamide."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The New Lede [10], 03/21/2025
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March 1, 2026

DEADLINE: JHU/CLF Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists [11]

This program, established by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), supports early-to-mid-career journalists reporting on issues at the intersection of public health and food systems. 

Workshops and Fellowships [12]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [13]
Food [4]
Journalism & Media [14]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]

"Why We Should Worry When Whales Stop Singing" [16]

"A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems."

Climate Change [17]
Environmental Studies [18]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Food [4]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [22]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [23]
Source: Bloomberg [24], 03/20/2025
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"‘Our People Are Hungry’: What Federal Food Aid Cuts Mean In A Warming World" [25]

"Every Friday, as he’s done for the last year and a half, Mark Broyles hops in his truck and drives 20 minutes from his home in Big Stone Gap to Duffield, Virginia, to pick up two boxes of free food. Though their contents are always a surprise, as the retired mechanic describes it, he’s able to get “fresh produce and stuff that a lot of us can’t afford because of the price of groceries.”"

Agriculture [13]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Food [4]
Government [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Grist [31], 03/19/2025
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"Decision To Axe Advisory Groups Could Spell Trouble For US Food Safety" [32]

"A Trump administration move to axe key food safety advisory committees could leave the public more vulnerable to food-borne illnesses, critics fear, particularly alongside current legislative efforts to undermine proposed safety regulations on food processors."

Agriculture [13]
Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [29]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [33]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The New Lede [34], 03/17/2025
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April 13, 2025

DEADLINE: East-West Center's Jefferson Fellowships [35]

The East-West Center's Jefferson Fellowships comprise a three-week reporting and study tour with the goal of leveraging news media to enhance public understanding of cultures, issues, and trends in the Indo-Pacific region. 2025 theme is The Future of Food Security: Lessons from Southeast Asia. Deadline: Apr 13.

Workshops and Fellowships [12]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [13]
Environmental Health [27]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Food [4]
Region: 
International [23]
Asia [36]

"White House Abruptly Pulls Dave Weldon’s CDC Nomination Before Hearing" [37]

"The former congressman who drew scrutiny for anti-vaccine views did not appear to have the votes for confirmation amid a measles outbreak, according to people familiar."

Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [29]
Environmental Studies [18]
Food [4]
Government [30]
Health [38]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Science [33]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [39], 03/14/2025
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"RFK Jr. Seeks To Tighten Loophole Allowing Chemicals In U.S. Food Supply" [40]

"The practice Kennedy is targeting, known as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS), can occur when companies self-certify the safety of a food additive."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [29]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [7]
Science [33]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [41], 03/13/2025
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The Polar Vortex Portends … the Planting of Seeds? [42]

While extreme cold has made much news this winter, environmental journalists have another way into climate-related stories as spring approaches — through gardening. That’s because this time of year, gardeners are already buying and nursing seeds in readiness for planting. Ideas for reporting the topic, including a government plant hardiness zone map that offers a window into the climate change story, from the latest TipSheet.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [43]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [3]
Food [4]
Journalism & Media [14]
Science [33]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
International [23]
Canada [44]
Visibility: 
Public [8]
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"He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It." [45]

"The new head of the Food and Drug Administration division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its product gave rise to debilitating harm to premature babies."

Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [29]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Science [33]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [46], 03/07/2025
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