I suppose it's only appropriate that a settlement for fixing the price of eggs be (partially) paid out in... lots and lots of eggs. NY AG release today says Cal-Maine/Hickman's/Versova will send 53 million eggs to food banks in 17 states: ag.ny.gov/press-releas...

The Trump administration moved on Tuesday to open nearly 60 million acres of protected forests to development. The USDA says this move would reduce wildfire risk - but environmental groups say it would do the opposite. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Trump administration moves to rescind rule that protects millions of forest acres

The Trump administration took a step ‌toward rescinding a decades-old rule that protects undeveloped forests on Tuesday in a move it says will help manage wildfire risk, but which environmental groups...

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Massachusetts anti-hunger advocate Liz Wills-O'Gilvie, 63, has not eaten for more than two weeks in a bid to push Gov. Healey ​to raise funding for the state’s SNAP program. I wrote about Liz for @reuters.com to show one of the ways SNAP cuts are affecting the US: www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Massachusetts anti-hunger advocate fasts to protest Trump food stamp cuts​

Anti-hunger advocate Liz Wills-O'Gilvie, 63, said she has not eaten for 15 days.

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Last year, Trump canceled the country's "gold standard" food insecurity survey. Without it, assessing whether his cuts to SNAP make hunger worse could be much harder. Nearly 5 million people have lost SNAP benefits since last July, when HR1 passed. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Trump cut to food security survey could make measuring US hunger harder

President Donald Trump's cancellation last year of a government food security survey could make it difficult to assess whether ​his cuts to the food stamp program lead to a rise in U.S. hunger, especi...

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More than 4.7 million people have lost SNAP benefits since Trump's HR1 tax and spending bill went into effect last July. Arizona has been hit hardest, with enrollment down more than 50% - including nearly 200,000 children. Why? We found out for @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/us/mil...

Millions lose food stamps under Trump cuts. Arizona is hardest hit

When Angelica Garcia tried to renew her food stamps this spring, she said she thought she knew the drill.

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I'll be joining @wamu.org's 1A in a few minutes to talk New World screwworm. Tune in! the1a.org

1A | Speak Freely

1A is a show for a changing America.

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The USDA confirmed a second case of screwworm in Texas tonight - after confirming the first US case in decades on Wednesday. The second infestation was detected 5.6 miles from the first, in a 1mo-old calf. @reuters.com had the story first: www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Second Texas screwworm case confirmed as outbreak fears grow

A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm ​parasite was confirmed in Texas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on ‌Friday, emerging just miles from where the first U.S. detection in decades was re...

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US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm, reports no further cases

Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a U.S. farm in ​decades, federal and state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested this week. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ‌said on Thursday no other infestations of cattle or other animals have been detected around the confirmed case.

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I was very glad to join @wamu.org and @npr.org’s 1A today to talk about the farm bill, SNAP cuts, the Iran war’s impact on farmers, and more. Listen here: the1a.org/segments/the...

The fate of the farm bill

It covers everything from crop insurance to food aid. Can lawmakers agree on what to keep in, and what to ditch?

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Also in this story: a preview of MAHA's anti-pesticide rally at SCOTUS on Monday, and details of MAHA's April 9 meetings with Trump and other White House officials to discuss pesticides, among other topics.

Leah Douglas@leahjdouglas.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW: Most Americans are worried about pesticides and oppose shielding companies from lawsuits over hazardous products, a @reuters.com poll found - days ahead of oral arguments in Bayer's SCOTUS case, which aims to limit suits ‌over Roundup cancer claims. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

NEW: Most Americans are worried about pesticides and oppose shielding companies from lawsuits over hazardous products, a @reuters.com poll found - days ahead of oral arguments in Bayer's SCOTUS case, which aims to limit suits ‌over Roundup cancer claims. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

As Roundup maker goes to Supreme Court, Americans worry about pesticides, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows

Most Americans are worried about pesticides and oppose shielding companies from lawsuits over hazardous products, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted ahead of U.S. Supreme Courtarguments invol...

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As good as everyone says, truly aspirational writing here from @caity.bsky.social:

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 5mo ago

What do a tiny lodge in the Tennessee backwoods, a three-Michelin-starred fine-dining destination in Las Vegas, and Red Lobster have in common? A claim on serving the best free bread in America, @caity.bsky.social writes. But which one is actually the best? theatln.tc/7c72x8iK

BREAKING: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill, making it the second to market after Novo Nordisk's oral Wegovy. @reuters.com

Here's our developing story: www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

US judge blocks efforts to reshape childhood vaccine policy

A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for ...

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Leah Douglas@leahjdouglas.bsky.social · 6mo ago

REUTERS - US JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S CUTS TO NUMBER OF ROUTINELY RECOMMENDED VACCINES FOR CHILDREN, BLOCKS APPOINTMENTS OF 13 MEMBERS TO VACCINE PANEL

REUTERS - US JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S CUTS TO NUMBER OF ROUTINELY RECOMMENDED VACCINES FOR CHILDREN, BLOCKS APPOINTMENTS OF 13 MEMBERS TO VACCINE PANEL

NEW: The IACC, a federal autism advisory board, will not meet in March as scheduled, according to HHS. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

US autism advisory board will not meet in March as scheduled, health agency says

A U.S. autism advisory board will not hold a scheduled meeting ​in March, the Department of Health ‌and Human Services said on Saturday.

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📊🚨 Big poll findings today from @reuters.com: Americans trust vaccines and school mandates, and largely disapprove of reducing childhood shots - a rebuke of Trump’s agenda to upend decades of health policy. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Americans trust vaccines, school mandates, rejecting Trump agenda, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

A bipartisan majority of Americans believe vaccines are safe and that children should receive them to attend school, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, illustrating the challenges Trump's administ...

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NEW: MAHA activists warn Trump could lose their support in the November midterms over Wednesday's order promoting domestic production of the weedkiller glyphosate. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

MAHA activists warn Trump could lose their support over glyphosate order

Members of the U.S. Make America Healthy Again movement that backs Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say an executive order this week to boost domestic production of the weedkiller glyphosate ris...

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MAHA activists aligned with RFK Jr, encouraged by his overhaul of federal vaccine guidelines, want to ban state vaccine mandates for schools and employment. Here’s why, how and where: www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Buoyed by Kennedy's success, MAHA groups take aim at state vaccine laws

U.S. activists allied with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hope to ban vaccine mandates in as many as a dozen states this year, building on a law they conceived and passed in Idaho, according t...

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My latest for @Reuters was featured on the front page all day yesterday. Miss it? Read more: USDA searched for terms like 'diversity,' 'climate modeling' to target grants for cancellation - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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US Supreme Court allows Trump's passport policy targeting transgender people

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump's administration to bar applicants for U.S. passports from designating the sex reflecting their gender identities on the document, part of the Republican president's crackdown on the rights of transgender Americans.

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The start of November has brought confusion, concern and painful choices for many SNAP recipients as benefits lapse for the first time ever. Some are forgoing medications or eating less to stretch tight food budgets. My latest: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Two of the top three stories on @reuters.com are the latest news on SNAP and WIC. Keep with us for the latest.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO USE CONTINGENCY FUNDS TO PARTIALLY PAY FOR NOVEMBER'S SNAP FOOD BENEFITS, COURT FILING SAYS - Reuters

Neither party shows signs of changing its position to end the 29-day federal shutdown, as SNAP benefits for 42 million people are set to lapse Nov. 1. Meanwhile, the USDA defends a legal U-turn on contingency funds. From Bo Erickson and I for @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Food aid for 42 million imperiled by shutdown politics, as Trump tests law

Nearly 42 million people are set to lose food aid due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other for a weeks-long legislative stalemate.

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A banner on the USDA website says SNAP benefits will not go out on November 1. “Bottom line, the well has run dry.” An agency memo yesterday said the USDA will not use contingency funds for Nov. benefits: www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

Food banks, already under strain, say there is little they can do to prepare for the likelihood that SNAP and WIC benefits will lapse in November. We talked to 9 food banks in 8 states and heard the same thing again and again. “We’re in some real trouble.” www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

NEW: the USDA says it will not use $5 billion in contingency funds to pay for November SNAP benefits. The benefits are set to lapse at the end of this month due to the federal shutdown. States, mayors, House Democrats etc have been urging the agency to use this money. Story TK

🚨Two dozen states have warned SNAP recipients that November benefits will not go out if the gov’t shutdown continues. November could see a historic benefit gap for nearly 7 mln WIC and 41 mln SNAP recipients. “This could get really bad.” www.reuters.com/business/env...

U.S. farmers on Monday criticized Trump's suggestion that the country may import more beef from Argentina. Farmers have also lost out to the South American nation on soybean sales to China. "This plan only creates chaos,” said one cattle group. With Tom Polansek: www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...