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Huge news for Eastern Oregon: Amazon to pay $20.5 million in a class-action lawsuit over groundwater pollution. Story by Sean Patrick Cooper for FERN and Rolling Stone.

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In this week's episode of REAP/SOW, we break down the “Sunscreen Rule:” the best sustainability habit is the one you can actually do over and over again.

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A behind-the-scenes conversation on food waste with Katelan Cunningham from the Second Nature podcast. 🥕🥬 🗑️

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Big changes are hitting the American food system. Learn more at FERN's live taping of the Forked podcast on April 15th at George Washington University!

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“Vertical farming businesses blossomed a decade ago, promising an abundant, cleaner source of fruits and vegetables. Today, most of those start-ups have withered,” writes Kevin Draper. ⬇️

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Our food is grown using nitrogen derived from natural gas. Because we rely on cheap gas from the Middle East, global conflict is a direct threat to the American dinner table.

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The MAHA movement claimed a win with SNAP restrictions, but a new lawsuit says they bypassed federal law to do it. Did they move too fast for the courts?

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Theodore Ross, FERN's editor-in-chief, provides context for a recent story by Boyce Upholt about the white South Africans that are reshaping the Mississippi Delta. The story was a collaboration between FERN and The New Yorker. Read it on our website at www.thefern.org.

Can states actually ban soda and sugar for SNAP recipients? 🍬🚫

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In this episode, Helena and Theodore look at how efforts to allow states to ban soda and candy purchases for SNAP recipients may fizzle out — for now.

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“The President has seized upon the claim by right-wing groups that white South Africans, particularly farmers, are victims of an ongoing genocide,” writes Boyce Upholt. ⬇️

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The Beef Crisis: 3,800 Workers Walk Out 🥩🚫

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With the largest strike in decades underway, Ted Genoways investigates who benefits as meat prices soar. This story for FERN and Mother Jones is part of our “Trouble on the Line” series.

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Meatpacking workers at a JBS plant in Colorado — including many Haitians facing deportation — voted overwhelmingly to strike. Ted Genoways and Mary Anne Andrei capture the heart of their fight in a powerful new photo essay for FERN and The Nation.

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"Clean bone" vs. "White bone" efficiency. The reality of modern meatpacking.

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Despite the threats, the largely immigrant union workers at a JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado—many of them recent arrivals from Haiti—voted by an overwhelming margin to go on strike.

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Theodore Ross shares a wild story from his days working at HBO, where their office sat directly opposite the Last Week Tonight crew—in the space formerly occupied by the Dr. Oz show.

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Reporter Boyce Upholt talks about the white South African immigrants that are positioned at the center of a national debate regarding immigration and refugee status.

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Ever wonder how policies shape what you eat? 🥕 Join FERN for a live recording of the Forked podcast as we kick off the Planet Forward Summit in Washington, D.C.!

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370 cows per hour, dangerous speeds, "White Bone" standards, and a 99% vote to strike.

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As Donald Trump offers U.S. asylum to Afrikaners, thousands are already working in the country on agricultural visas. Boyce Upholt explains in his story for FERN and The New Yorker. ⬇️

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“In 2005, Channel 4 launched ‘Jamie’s School Dinners’, a show in which the celebrity chef attempted to move a London high school’s lunchtime offerings away from processed food and towards something ‘healthier’.” ⬇️

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Laser weed zappers vs. Glyphosate: The $1M Problem

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The MAHA Divorce? Why activists are walking away 💔🚜

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RFK Jr.’s "Poison" is now a National Security priority.

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