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Here's What Happened When A Group Of Scientists Went To Confront Their...

The worlds of science and politics came together twice on Wednesday afternoon, and the collisions couldn’t have been more diametrically at odds. Inside the White House, President Barack Obama gathered...

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Fracking wells released over 5 billion pounds of methane in one year

Being in close proximity to fracking operations could screw up your sexual health, cause developmental defects and cancer, induce seismic activity around you, and the list goes on. Does all that doom...

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Solving the Climate Crisis

The climate crisis is unfolding far more rapidly than scientists predicted. February 2016 was the warmest in more than 135 years of global record keeping, and March will likely break more records....

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Hong Kong experiences routine year for foodborne outbreaks

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s Center for Food Safety reports 2015 was a fairly routine year for outbreaks and illnesses from foodborne diseases. In collaboration with the Department of...

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Rapid lab tests likely hampering some public health efforts

The next generation of rapid lab tests is helping doctors diagnose and treat foodborne illnesses faster than ever, but health officials are concerned increasing use of the tests is decreasing their...

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This Bakery Offers A Second Chance For Women After Prison

Bonnie Rice was released from prison last year. After a five year drug-related prison sentence, she knew she couldn't go back to any of the people who led her into trouble. "I didn't know where to go,...

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The Detroit Food Academy Makes Teens Food Industry Ready

Nineteen-year-old Hassan Amaleki is on the fast track to a successful career in the food industry. By the time he graduated from high school in 2015, Amaleki had worked for a thriving food business,...

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All the News That's Fit to Eat: GMO Acreage Drops, Localwashing, and the...

It was a big week for food news, but don’t worry, we read it all for you. Acreage for Genetically Modified Crops Declined in 2015 (New York Times) In 2015, for the first time, the acreage used for...

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the ideology at the root of all our problems

Imagine if the people of the Soviet Union had never heard of communism. The ideology that dominates our lives has, for most of us, no name. Mention it in conversation and you’ll be rewarded with a...

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From coral reef to 'aquarium filler': the beauty of tropical fish is their doom

Banggai cardinal fish in a holding tank. Photo: Fondation Franz Weber. More articles about Colombia: there's no place for clean water under 'free trade' European companies line up to bid for Amazon...

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From farm to factory: Where food comes from now

If you’ve seen the words “artisanal” or “local” on a menu, thank Michael Pollan for that. The author, journalist and food activist — named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time...

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Will Genetically 'Edited' Food Be Regulated? The Case Of The Mushroom

If you snip a bit of DNA from a vegetable, but add no new genes, does that vegetable qualify as a genetically modified organism, or GMO? It's a hot question for government regulators, and it's no...

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Coming Soon To A Tortilla Near You: A Vitamin To Prevent Birth Defects

Foods made with corn masa flour — like tortillas, tacos and tamales — could soon play a critical role in the health of babies born to Latina mothers in the U.S. That's because, as of today, the U.S....

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Coffee Workers' Concerns Brew Over Chemical's Link To Lung Disease

Step into Mike Moon's Madison, Wis., coffee roasting plant and the aroma of beans — from Brazil to Laos – immediately washes over you. Moon says he aims to run an efficient and safe plant — and that...

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Vermont Seeks Documents on GMOs from Seed, Food Companies

Updated April 15, 2016 6:52 p.m. ET Vermont’s attorney general has asked a federal court to force big seed and food companies to turn over internal research on genetically modified crops, escalating a...

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The Top 5 Food Problems Americans Want the Next President to Fix

Those who tuned in to the first round of presidential debates hoping to hear a discussion of food and nutrition were sorely disappointed. In fact, food has been largely absent from the entire race so...

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As Bees Die Off, the EPA Shuffles its Feet

Lately it seems like bees just can’t get a break. This is the tenth consecutive year of exceptional annual bee losses. And despite heightened attention to the plight of the nation’s pollinators—which...

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The Future of Food According to Alice Waters

How many times has Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Food saved you from a complete disaster in the kitchen? This is the cookbook that explained how to properly cut an onion through its whimsical...

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Reducing food waste would mitigate climate change, study shows

Reducing food waste around the world would help curb emissions of planet-warming gases, lessening some of the impacts of climate change such as more extreme weather and rising seas, scientists said on...

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Our Ridiculously Massive Food Waste Is Driving Climate Change

Humans waste an exorbitant amount of food -- more than 1.4 billion tons annually. That's roughly 400 million tons more than the weight of Japan's Mount Fuji, which rises 2.3 miles above sea level. If...

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