Publication archives

Oct 20, 2020

Multinational corporations already using new NAFTA to block action on plastics

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
Marine plastic litter
Oct 16, 2020

World Food Day drives home need for change in the US

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Shiney Varghese
This World Food Day, as the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is sobering to remember the several billions of our fellow human beings who suffer from some form of food insecurity.
Farmer selling carrots at a farmers' market.
Oct 15, 2020

[WATCH] Cimpatico Studios Interview on the Growing Climate Solutions Act

On October 15, 2020, IATP's Dr. Steve Suppan participated in an interview with Cimpatico Studios. Dr. Suppan unpackeded key features of the 2020 Growing Climate Solutions Act, discussed the bill’s climate and economic goals, and provided analysis of the legislation’s ability to meet those goals through currently drafted provisions. 
Oct 14, 2020

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Comments on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Waukon Dairy

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Tara Ritter
Ben Lilliston
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for Riverview’s proposed Waukon Dairy in Norman County. 
Oct 13, 2020

Pressure builds on Gates Foundation, AGRA for accountability

It has now been nine months since I first asked staff at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) for data on its beneficiaries and impacts for my background paper for the July 10 report, “Fa
Woman farmer in Niger
Oct 9, 2020

US-UK trade deal is a threat to food and farmers

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Sharon Anglin Treat
IATP submits evidence on trade bill to the House of Lords                          
number10gov
Oct 1, 2020

EU groups demand farm policy to support a Green Deal

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Shefali Sharma
Two hundred and fifty civil society organizations across Europe, including IATP and other food and farm groups, sent a letter to the heads of the European Commission, Parliament and Council on September 30 to express their strong alarm at the current state of neg
Rows of crops
Sep 30, 2020

New rules weaken protections for rural communities and the climate

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Ben Lilliston
One of the nation’s bedrock environmental protections is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and it’s particularly critical for rural communities.
Hog CAFO