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A school nutrition director will remove bananas from her lunch program next year because of the farm bill's Buy American mandate, which will become more stringent if wording in the House-passed version makes it through the Senate. My latest for The Guardian US www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Should be screaming national headlines everywhere that one of the most respected journalists in modern era goes ON RECORD with accusation of corporate bribery of Trump.
Hard to know who to trust here, the veteran investigative journalist or the woman who quit the New York Times and acts like they fired her
Offshore wind power cables can affect sensory system of sharks and rays: studies
Flesh-eating screwworm infection detected in South Texas, USDA says arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
New research shows a link between a virus in farmed shrimp and a human infection that can cause blindness. If a virus can jump from farmed seafood to humans, can aquaculture be a source of future pandemics?
Read more in our latest by @lelanargi.bsky.social: foodprint.org/blog/a-new-s...
The House version of the farm bill would abolish federal $ for farmers who want to install solar to offset their energy costs. My latest for The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
260,000 Americans/year are sickened from diseases tied to sea-animal products, including those sourced from aquaculture — the fastest-growing form of factory farming. But we haven’t scaled up the public health infrastructure to ensure this growing industry's food chain is safe.
Installing solar panels to offset electricity costs helps farms during financial strain. But the House version of the farm bill would limit their use. @lelanargi.bsky.social reports for @theguardian.com:
As I said, "it was a political hire."
We know that because Bari Weiss had no experience in broadcast news, and none as a reporter. That by itself is astounding.
Now the people from CBS still fighting have to make sure that the "political hire" story comes out.
Variety: variety.com/2026/tv/news...
New Farm Bill places caps on non-US foods; nutritionists say it restricts availability of healthy meals for kids
As offshore wind farms expand rapidly in the global renewable energy transition, scientists are studying how these large marine infrastructure projects affect ecosystems beneath the waves. Research…
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If confirmed, it would be the fly's first breach of the US-Mexico border.
Scott Pelley on record that Trump and CBS previous owners should be indicted for criminal bribery
"last thing previous ownership did was pay a multi-million-dollar bribe to the president...somehow the Trump administration approved the sale"
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/m...
In a statement to @benmullin.bsky.social, Scott Pelley disputes what Bari Weiss said in this morning's editorial meeting, claiming he was never offered "a way back" as she claimed.
"These executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for..."
New research shows a link between a virus in farmed shrimp and a human infection that can cause blindness. If a virus can jump from farmed seafood to humans, can aquaculture be a source of future pandemics?
Read more in our latest by @lelanargi.bsky.social: foodprint.org/blog/a-new-s...
