by Amy Green | Jul 18, 2026 | Climate Crisis, Farmworkers, Florida, Health, heat, Heat Waves, Interview, pesticide, Pesticides, Ron DeSantis
It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat: underserved communities and communities of color, who often are excluded from environmental and climate protections. That includes the state’s more than 150,000 farmworkers, who are responsible for raising the food that nourishes us. Jeannie Economos is a…
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by Michael Arria | Mar 14, 2026 | Animal welfare, Bayer, Farm Bill, Food Safety, MAHA, News, Pesticides, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump Administration
The “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” that is coming up for a House vote this spring is yet another GOP-led assault on the country’s food safety, warn public health organizations, environmental groups, and animal rights advocates, who are sounding the alarm over the five-year bill. The House Committee on Agriculture passed the “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” on…
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