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70 mayors, including Mpls. Mayor Frey, reject Trump food stamp proposal
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23.8.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
| Mayors from 70 American cities, including Minneapolis, send a letter to the Trump administration, saying a plan to push millions of people out of the federal food stamp program would punish some of the country's neediest. |
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Proposed federal rule would end food assistance for 90,000 in Colorado
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19.8.2019 |
Denver Post: News: Local |
| Most estimates put the minimum needed to live comfortably in Denver at about $29 an hour, but some families earning less than half of that could be considered too wealthy for free school lunches and other food assistance if a new federal rule moves forward. |
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As Lunch Money Debt Rises Nationwide, 77 Atlanta Schools to Provide Free Meals to Students
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18.8.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| Schools will be eligible under a federal program that provides reimbursement for every free breakfast and lunch. |
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[sattva_1 :: health]
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Here's My Medical Opinion: The Public Charge Rule Threatens the Health of Every Single Person in America
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16.8.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| Immigrants are already pulling out of government programs that keep their families healthy for fear of retribution. And when they get sick, we all get sick. |
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[nwct :: Healthcare_USMag]
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[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
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Innovator BanQu builds blockchain and bridges for traceability, small farmers’ livelihoods
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14.8.2019 |
GreenBiz.com |
Companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev and Mars have allied with the company to help customers better understand their product origins and sustainability. |
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[flenvcenter :: Access]
[flenvcenter :: Global Food System]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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New rules can deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps
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12.8.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
| Trump administration rules that could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance are going into effect, potentially making it more difficult for some to get legal status in the United States. |
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[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Social Justice]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Hunger]
[flenvcenter :: Immigration]
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How can chefs lead the way towards social justice in our food system?
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30.7.2019 |
Main Feed - Environmental Defense |
| How can chefs lead the way towards social justice in our food system? |
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[flenvcenter :: Social Justice]
[flenvcenter :: Fish]
[flenvcenter :: Local Food Systems]
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Would the Latest SNAP Cuts Kick a Bunch of Rich Folks Off Food Stamps?
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24.7.2019 |
Mother Jones |
| At a Tuesday press conference to explain the department of agriculture’s latest plan to cut eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, USDA secretary Sonny Perdue pointed to a case in Minnesota. There, he said, “a millionaire recently enrolled in the program, simply to highlight the waste of taxpayer money.” […] |
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3 million could lose food stamp benefits under Trump administration proposal
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24.7.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
The administration wants to close what it calls a "loophole" that allows states to give benefits to those who would not otherwise be eligible by raising or eliminating income and asset limits. |
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Trump Admin Says Millionaires Are Abusing Foodstamps, So 3.1 Million People Lose Benefits
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24.7.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| "Unfortunately, automatic eligibility has expanded to allow even millionaires and others who simply receive a TANF-funded brochure to become eligible for SNAP when they clearly don't need it." |
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The Trump Administration Just Proposed Kicking 3.1 Million People Off Food Stamps
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23.7.2019 |
Mother Jones |
| On Tuesday, the Trump administration floated a plan that could strip food stamps from more than 3 million people. The proposed rule change, announced by the Department of Agriculture, would limit the use of “broad based categorial eligibility”—a system, adopted by more than 40 states, that makes some low-income people automatically eligible for food stamps […] |
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[newstrust :: Farm Bill Poverty]
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Column: Trump's plan to throw 3 million people off food stamps shows his cruelty to the poor
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23.7.2019 |
LA Times: Business |
| After shoveling billions in tax breaks to the rich, Trump wants to take food stamps from 3 million needy people |
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Exposure to Nature Could Help Fight Junk Food Cravings
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20.7.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| Even just seeing trees out your window might be enough to help you stop smoking, drinking or eating unhealthy food, a new study suggests. |
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[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[sattva_1 :: health]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
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A Süprmarkt for the people challenges ‘food apartheid’ in South L.A.
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3.7.2019 |
LA Times: Commentary |
| “We have cilantro, basil,” says Olympia Auset as she helps a customer sift through a wooden box filled with an arrangement of green herbs and lettuces. “They’re really good for heavy metal detoxing,” she points out. Another box holds fruit; pineapples and fresh ginger root decorate the table. It...  |
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[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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Dutch dairy tries to promote animal welfare and combat pollution with urban farming
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30.6.2019 |
L.A. Times - World News |
| Peter van Wingerden's dairy farm smells just like any other farm — the rich aroma of cow manure and grass hangs in the air around the unusual stable housing the cattle. The farm itself is far from traditional. Moored in a small harbor in Rotterdam's busy port, the farm is a futuristic three-story...  |
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State draws attention to summer child nutrition help
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28.6.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan helped publicize the summer nutrition programs aimed at preventing a hunger gap while school is out. |
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[flenvcenter :: Nutrition]
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Migrant Children Share Heartbreaking Stories of What It's Like to Be Locked in U.S. Detention Centers: 'There Are No Activities, Only Crying'
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28.6.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| "Some kids are only two or three years old and they have no one to take care of them," one 11-year-old boy being held under federal custody said. |
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Lawsuit accuses U.S. government of holding migrant children in ‘deplorable’ conditions
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27.6.2019 |
Los Angeles Times - Living Green |
| A team of attorneys asked a U.S. District Court in California to issue a temporary restraining order against the federal government Wednesday afternoon, arguing that children in several immigration detention facilities in Texas are being held in “deplorable” conditions in violation of an earlier...  |
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Shake it up: A Q&A with Sarah Pool, co-founder of upcycled spent grain protein shake company
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21.6.2019 |
Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com |
How this entrepreneur is combining her love of nutrition and the environment. |
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[flenvcenter :: Environment]
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Improving food cold chains for farmers and citizens in India
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14.6.2019 |
Small Business | GreenBiz.com |
New research shows that temperature-controlling supply chains can cut food waste and boost public health in the country. |
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