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"First ‘Lab-Grown’ Meat Approved By Regulators In US" [1]

"Regulators have approved “lab-grown” meat to be sold in the United States for the first time at restaurants and eventually in supermarkets."

Agriculture [2]
Consumer [3]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [8], 06/22/2023
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Pesticide Data Can Ground Food and Farm Stories [9]

A billion pounds of chemicals are used on U.S. crops each year. Designed to protect them, they can also leave residue on foods we eat and enter the waterways we drink from. Reporter’s Toolbox has some key data sources for journalists, whether they’re looking at the big picture or are drilling down locally around issues of pesticide use and human or ecological health.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [4]
Government [13]
Health [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Pollution [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"Bringing Oats Back to American Farms" [18]

"Adding oats to a farm’s rotation can improve soil health and reduce fossil fuels, but the crop has all but disappeared in the U.S. Now, a nascent movement fueled by oat milk’s popularity may help reverse the trend."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [19]
Consumer [3]
Food [4]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Civil Eats [21], 06/13/2023
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"The Indigenous Forager Reconnecting Native Americans With Their Roots" [22]

"Twila Cassadore hopes teaching Western Apache traditional foodways can aid mental, emotional and spiritual health".

Biodiversity [23]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
Food [4]
Health [14]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [26]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [28]
Source: Guardian [29], 06/05/2023
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Plastic Containers Still Distributed Across The US Are Potential Threat [30]

"Consumer groups are condemning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing plastic containers made with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” to continue being distributed across the economy – even though the agency is suing a top manufacturer over the dangerous compounds leaching into containers’ contents, such as food or personal care products."

Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Guardian [31], 06/02/2023
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"Food Poisoning Often Caused By Sick Restaurant Workers, CDC Says" [32]

"Food workers who clock in when sick cause a significant share of food-borne illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report, and many establishments don’t have adequate policies to prevent employees from working while contagious."

Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [34], 06/01/2023
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"Why Our Allergies Are Getting Worse — And What To Do About It" [35]

"If it seems like your seasonal allergies are getting worse over time, you're probably not wrong. Estimates are that 30 to 40% of the world's population now have some form of allergy, and medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail says allergic reactions — including everything from hay fever to eczema and asthma — are growing in the U.S. and around the world."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [4]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [36]
Source: NPR [37], 05/31/2023
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July 28, 2023

DEADLINE: IJNR Klamath River Institute [38]

The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources invites applications until July 28 for an expenses-paid Institute for journalists, Sep 17-23, 2023 (tentative), to explore the Klamath River Basin from southern Oregon to northern California, and investigate the impact of the removal of four dams beginning later this year.

Workshops and Fellowships [39]
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Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Diversity [40]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Food [4]
People & Population [26]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [43]
Region: 
California [44]
Northwest (OR WA) [45]

"Food Prices Are Still High. What Role Do Corporate Profits Play?" [46]

"After more than two years of cost increases, Americans are finally feeling relief at the grocery store as food inflation cooled off for the first time in March and then again in April." "Corporate food companies have made record profits these last few years, and they’re hoping it stays that way."

 

Agriculture [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [33]
Food [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Civil Eats [47], 05/23/2023
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CAFO SNAFU — Why Emissions Data Are So Hard To Find [48]

Sometimes the challenge for environmental reporters is a mess of data. But sometimes it’s just less data. That’s the case with confined animal feed operations, which have been the subject of a years-long political tug of war over tracking emissions harmful to humans and the environment. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explains, then offers alternate sources for CAFO data.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [10]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Air [49]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [50]
Food [4]
Health [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [16]
Waste [51]
Water & Oceans [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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