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White House caves on antibiotics

In another display of Big Pharma’s political influence, the Obama Administration will appeal a court ruling that would have protected public health by withdrawing certain antibiotics from being used in animal feed.

The daily stipend and future of climate negotiations

IATP’s Steve Suppan attended the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations, May 14-25, in Bonn, Germany. This is his second blog from the negotiations.

Flame retardant peanut butter?

A new study just published online ahead of print in Environmental Health Perspectives has found a toxic flame retardant, HBCD, in many common grocery store foods including peanut butter, cold cut meats, fish and more.

Looking Through A Gender Lens: Water in the Green Economy

First published in 2012 in the lead up to Rio+20 by Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America, as part of its “A Series of Think Pieces on Gender Equity and Sustainable Development” at http://us.boell.org/2012/06/13/series-think-pieces-gender-equity-and-sustainable-development-gender

National sign-on letter in support of Packer Livestock Ban

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510   Dear Senator: The 108 undersigned organizations are writing to strongly urge you to support an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill to ban packer ownership of livestock. Senator Grassley (R-IA) intends to introduce the amendment on the Senate Floor during the Farm Bill debate.

Sign-on letter supporting amendment to ban packer ownership of livestock

ARC2020 interviews IATP's Jim Kleinschmit

IATP's Jim Kleinschmit was recently interviewed by ARC2020,  a multi-stakeholder platform, of over 150 organisations within

Chipotle, please add some farmworker justice to my burrito

Many of us on staff at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy enjoy an occasional Chipotle burrito. Compared to other casual dining options, the company has done an outstanding job of sourcing antibiotic-free meat from farmers committed to the humane treatment of animals.

Letter to the manager of Excelsior Boulevard Chipotle

  May 30, 2012 Chipotle 3040 Excelsior Boulevard Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416 Dear Manager of the Excelsior Boulevard Chipotle:

Industrial Agriculture and the Raising Sea: Do We Have to Choose Between the Devil and the Deep Sea?

Earlier this week, The Guardian reported on a study that looked at rising sea levels from a new angle.

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