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A farmworker labors in a strawberry field as irrigation systems spray water around them in Ventura, CA. Drought conditions are visible in the background.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

October 16, 2025

Ask a Scientist: How Do We Solve California’s Water Shortage Crisis?

Michelle Rama-Poccia
Bilingual Writer and Podcast Host, Union of Concerned Scientists

Mario Tama/Getty Images

October 16, 2025

Pregúntale a un científico: ¿Cómo resolvemos la crisis de escasez de agua de California?

Michelle Rama-Poccia
Bilingual Writer and Podcast Host, Union of Concerned Scientists

Two young people move a pallet of water bottles through a park in NYC during a heat wave in 2025.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

August 5, 2025

As States Continue to Fail Workers, We Need Federal Heat Protections

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

photo of a pair of hands picking strawberries on a farm and placing them in stack of crates; each crate is labeled "strawberries"

Lance Cheung/USDA

January 16, 2025

Cruel Trump Deportation Plan Will Hurt Farmers, Food Workers, and All of Us

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

September 12, 2024

Hottest Summer on Record May Be Ending, but Fight to Protect Workers from Heat Is Far from Over

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

photo of faceless farmworkers in a strawberry field; some are bent over picking and others are carrying fully loaded crates on their shoulders

Lance Cheung/USDA

July 18, 2023

Poll Shows Strong Support for a Food and Farm Bill that Protects Workers

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

photo of several farmworkers all wearing raincoats, on their knees picking strawberries; a tractor sits idle in the background

F Armstrong Photography/Shutterstock

June 20, 2023

The United States Needs to Protect Its Farmworkers from “Danger Season”

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

Two workers are bent over in a field, picking strawberries in California. It looks like back-breaking labor.

Tim Mossholder/Unsplash

June 15, 2023

We Must Do Right by Farmworkers, Slaughterhouse Workers, and Food Service Employees

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

overhead view of man repairing electrical wires

kellymlacy/Pexels

April 27, 2023

Friday is Workers Memorial Day 2023, a Time for Reflection and a Call to Action

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

aerial photo of a flooded farm; water is up to the sides of a farmhouse and silo, and a road next to the house is submerged

Iowa DOT

April 5, 2023

Will Climate Change Force More Farmworkers to Go Hungry?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a family picking strawberries in a field, with a house in the background

SrA Dennis Sloan, USAF/Department of Defense

April 4, 2023

What Should the 2023 Food and Farm Bill Include—and How Do We Make It Happen?

Melissa Kaplan
Senior Manager of Government Affairs

Footsteps in California snowpack on sunny day in mountains

J. Pablo Ortiz/UCS

April 3, 2023

Drought, Floods, and the Future of California’s Water Challenges

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

Hundreds of acres of land in West Fresno, California, have been planted with water-thirsty nut trees.

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou

March 15, 2023

California’s Agriculture Has Outstanding Economic Performance, but at What Cost?

Ángel S. Fernández-Bou
Senior Climate Scientist

photo of cashiers and customers in several checkout lines at a Walmart store

QualityHD/Shutterstock

March 13, 2023

How Big Food Corporations Take Advantage of SNAP

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a smiling US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack holding copies of the 2023 interim report by the USDA Equity Commission; he is flanked by one female and one male member of the commission who are both applauding; the US flag and the USDA flag are in the background

Tom Witham/USDA

March 2, 2023

Will an Equity Commission Report Address Systemic Racism at the USDA?

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

photo of a sign next to a rural road. It reads "The Next Farm Bill" at the top, and "Town Hall" below, with an arrow pointing away from the road.

Lance Cheung/USDA

February 9, 2023

Six Reasons Why You Should Care about the (So-Called) Farm Bill

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

photo of a vineyard worker wearing a cowboy hat drinking water from the tap of a large yellow water jug

AP Photo/Lianne Milton, Napa Valley Register

November 30, 2022

This Year’s Danger Season Is Over, but Risks to Farmworkers Remain

Omanjana Goswami
Interdisciplinary Scientist

photo of a woman speaking to a crowd on a city street through a microphone, in front of a sign that says "sub-poverty wages: I'm not lovin' it"

Carlos Fernandez, CIW/Flickr

November 21, 2022

How Many Farmworkers Are Food Insecure? It’s Hard to Tell

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

Produce at a grocery store in Fairfax, Virginia.

USDA/Flickr

November 8, 2022

Inflation Is a Triple Threat to Food and Nutrition Security. Here’s Why.

Alice Reznickova
Former Contributor

A vineyard worker gets a drink from a cooler during a break from the heat as the temperature exceeded 100 degrees in California.

AP Photo/Napa Valley Register, Lianne Milton

March 21, 2022

Central Valley Farmworkers: Surviving Extreme Heat While Feeding the US

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

USDA

October 1, 2021

Four Ways Congress Can Use the Budget Reconciliation to Help Farmers Build a Resilient Farm Future

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

Anrita1705/Pixabay

May 13, 2020

Kids, Families, and Food Workers Need a “HEROES Act.” Will Congress Deliver?

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Jim Horn/Flickr

April 22, 2020

As COVID-19 Reveals Our Food System’s Flaws, Congress Can Boost Protection Now—and Resilience for the Future

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Mike Arney/Flickr

March 27, 2020

Pandemic Exposes Plight of Food Workers Who Have Long Fought for Justice

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor