Publication archives

Sep 8, 2016

TPP and U.S. dairy policy: fewer farms and raw milk down the sewers

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Regardless of their operation, do all farmers benefit when they sell their production to traders and processors who export crop- and livestock-derived products? According to a recent interview with Ambassador Darci Vetter, the chief U.S.
Sep 8, 2016

Raising Rural Voices on Climate Change

by
Tara Ritter
This blog overviews day 1 of the 2016 Rural Climate Dialogues State Convening.
Raising Rural Voices on Climate Change
Sep 6, 2016

The TPP's climate blindspot

by
Ben Lilliston
Free trade deals, and in particular the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), have taken a beating this election season. Most of the noise on trade from Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has focused on the loss of jobs linked to the offshoring.
The TPP's climate blindspot
Sep 6, 2016

The Climate Cost of Free Trade

by
Ben Lilliston
Aug 30, 2016

Welcoming our new Director of Development and Communications

by
Juliette Majot
We’re excited to welcome Josh Wise as the new Director of Development and Communications at IATP.
Aug 22, 2016

Let’s make sure the Clean Power Plan provides opportunity for rural, low-income communities

by
Tara Ritter
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the Clean Power Plan, President Obama and the EPA’s regulation to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants.
Let’s make sure the Clean Power Plan provides opportunity for rural, low-income communities
Aug 18, 2016

Building alternatives for food systems and trade

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Public opposition to free trade agreements, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), that serve to increase inequality and concentrate corporate power has reached a loud crescendo.
Jul 28, 2016

“Nano Inc.? There’s been an accident on Highway 15”

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
This imaginary message from a truck driver hauling 15 tons of a nano-copper (Cu) and nano-silicon (Si) powder could one day be the start of a very real accident. To think through the scientific and practical aspects of accident response preparation and intervention, U.S.