The Trump administration has had a stark impact on the language used by some federal employees around climate change. https://media.wired.com/photos/5988b5a527785544a2aeb977/master/pass/TreesInRiverbed-HP-172595545.jpg Feed: All Latest
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Trump’s nominee for USDA chief scientist ‘illegal’, advocacy group charges
Published time: 21 Jul, 2017 04:02 President Donald Trump’s choice of Sam Clovis to head the USDA’s top science post breaks with the US Code, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. Clovis is a well-known skeptic of climate change and has no natural science degree. Pending Senate confirmation, Clovis will be the next undersecretary […]
Animal Welfare Reports and Abuse Data Wiped From USDA Website
Photo: Getty Animal rights advocates are angry over the United States Department of Agriculture’s sudden decision to remove the publicly available results of inspection reports about animal treatment at research laboratories and private facilities. The agency says the data will only be available through Freedom of Information Act requests. Advertisement The USDA released a statement […]
Food Stamp Recipients Spend 20 Percent Of Their Allowance On Junk Foods, $608 Million Spent On Soda Alone, USDA Says
The USDA released somewhat startling data regarding the purchases made by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps, recipients. The study found that 20 percent of SNAP benefits were being used to purchase “junk foods” which include “sweetened beverages, desserts, salty snacks, candy and sugar.” The most popular junk item purchased with […]
