Tag Archive for "USDA" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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July 20, 2017

Economist to Team Trump: More Trade Won't Avert a Farm Crisis

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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June 22, 2017

The Case Against Clovis: Why Trump's USDA Chief Scientist Nominee Is the Wrong Choice

Mike Lavender
Former Contributor

Photo courtesy National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

June 14, 2017

This Summer’s Gulf “Dead Zone” Could Be Bigger Than Connecticut—and Trump’s Budget Cuts Would Make It Worse

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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May 24, 2017

The Trump Budget Is an Affront to Farmers (and All of Us)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

May 9, 2017

How Oats Could Save Iowa’s Farmers (and Fight Pollution)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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April 25, 2017

Five Ways President Trump Has Failed Rural America in the First 100 Days

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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March 22, 2017

Trump’s "Skinny" Budget Would Starve Farmers of Support, Leave Kids and Seniors Hungry

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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March 16, 2017

Food Production Does NOT Need to Double by 2050 (And Other Required Reading for the Next USDA Secretary)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

February 8, 2017

Advancing Scientific Integrity Through Federal Advisory Committees

Genna Reed
Former Staff

January 30, 2017

Thank a Government Scientist Today. Their Work—and Our Health and Safety—Is Under Attack.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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January 26, 2017

Science Must Trump Politics at the USDA, Especially During Turbulent Times

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Governor Sonny Perdue on a visit to Uruguay in 2010. Photo courtesy of Pablo Castro, US Embassy Montevideo/flickr

January 24, 2017

The Fox Who Will Guard the Nation’s Henhouses (And Five Questions the Senate Should Ask Him)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

January 19, 2017

USDA Nominee Perdue's Connection to Coca-Cola is Deeper Than Georgia Roots

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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January 13, 2017

Even Without an Agriculture Secretary, Trump’s Cabinet Says Plenty about Food and Water Plans

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Photo: Karen Perry Stillerman

November 16, 2016

Food and Farm Progress to be Thankful For

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

October 18, 2016

Talking Conflicts of Interest, Bias, and Sunshine in the Dietary Guidelines

Genna Reed
Former Staff

April 29, 2016

Why Would Congress Vote to Keep Carrots Out of Corner Stores?

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

April 7, 2016

How Is the USDA Doing on Scientific Integrity?

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

March 12, 2015

Neighborhood Ministries: Putting Food on the Table and People to Work

Lindsey Haynes-Maslow
Former contributor

October 17, 2014

Breaking News: USDA and EPA Clearly Enlist™ to Ignore Science and Protect Industry Profits

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

February 13, 2014

Beet Still My Heart: A Valentine Message for the USDA

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

February 3, 2014

A Hole in the Regulation of GMOs that Kudzu Could Fit Through

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

January 8, 2014

Fait Accompli—USDA Decision on Herbicide-Resistant Crops Betrays Farmers and the Public

Doug Gurian-Sherman
Former contributor

December 10, 2013

Lumps of Coal in the House-Passed Farm Bill

Celia Wexler
Former contributor