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PFAS have been detected in many waterways, so contamination in drinking water and in fish is increasingly a health risk. They also find their way into sewage, some of which is converted into farm fertilizer.
What to Know About PFAS in Pesticides
The EPA refutes that several recently approved pesticides are ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s what the science says.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
PFAS have been detected in many waterways, so contamination in drinking water and in fish is increasingly a health risk. They also find their way into sewage, some of which is converted into farm fertilizer.
The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are in the hands of the Trump administration. Nutrition experts are worried that the upcoming report will go against established science and erode the public’s trust.
US Dietary Guideline Reforms Are Coming, and Health Experts Are Concerned
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
civileats.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are in the hands of the Trump administration. Nutrition experts are worried that the upcoming report will go against established science and erode the public’s trust.
This year, we reported extensively on how federal budget cuts scaled back the food safety net and eliminated many farming initiatives, including climate and food justice projects.
Here’s a list of our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Here’s a list of our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Our Biggest Food Justice Stories of 2025
This year, we doubled our reporting on the systemic obstacles to food security, including poverty, inequality, and structural racism.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This year, we reported extensively on how federal budget cuts scaled back the food safety net and eliminated many farming initiatives, including climate and food justice projects.
Here’s a list of our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Here’s a list of our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
In a year of intense federal focus on immigration and removal of labor protections, we tracked the government’s actions closely.
Our Biggest Labor and Immigration Stories of 2025
In a year of intense federal focus on immigration and removal of labor protections, we tracked the government’s actions closely.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In a year of intense federal focus on immigration and removal of labor protections, we tracked the government’s actions closely.
Treat a loved one to the Civil Eats community, and they’ll receive our award-winning newsletter, The Deep Dish, invites to our exclusive meet-ups, salons, book club, and more. 🎁➡️ buff.ly/owLVtxU
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Treat a loved one to the Civil Eats community, and they’ll receive our award-winning newsletter, The Deep Dish, invites to our exclusive meet-ups, salons, book club, and more. 🎁➡️ buff.ly/owLVtxU
In a year with limited resources, farmers and advocates continued finding ways to feed their communities and support the next generation of producers.
Take a look at are our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Take a look at are our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Our Biggest Food Justice Stories of 2025
This year, we doubled our reporting on the systemic obstacles to food security, including poverty, inequality, and structural racism.
civileats.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In a year with limited resources, farmers and advocates continued finding ways to feed their communities and support the next generation of producers.
Take a look at are our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Take a look at are our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Are Backyard Chickens a Serious Risk for Transmitting Bird Flu to Humans?
Are Backyard Chickens a Serious Risk for Transmitting Bird Flu to Humans?
A research veterinarian gives practical advice to homeowners for how to protect themselves and their flocks from bird flu.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Are Backyard Chickens a Serious Risk for Transmitting Bird Flu to Humans?
Farmers and advocates across the country continue finding ways to feed their communities, support the next generation of producers, and teach sustainable agriculture to urban farmers.
Here are our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Here are our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Our Biggest Food Justice Stories of 2025
This year, we doubled our reporting on the systemic obstacles to food security, including poverty, inequality, and structural racism.
civileats.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Farmers and advocates across the country continue finding ways to feed their communities, support the next generation of producers, and teach sustainable agriculture to urban farmers.
Here are our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
Here are our biggest food justice stories from 2025. ⬇️
This year, as the federal government launched a massive deportation campaign, immigrant food-system workers faced severe threats to their safety and well-being. We tracked the government’s actions closely.
Our Biggest Labor and Immigration Stories of 2025
In a year of intense federal focus on immigration and removal of labor protections, we tracked the government’s actions closely.
civileats.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This year, as the federal government launched a massive deportation campaign, immigrant food-system workers faced severe threats to their safety and well-being. We tracked the government’s actions closely.
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Our next community book club dives into her new book, “What to Eat Now”—with Nestle joining us live. For $60 you can join the Civil Eats community, and receive so much in 2026.
Our next community book club dives into her new book, “What to Eat Now”—with Nestle joining us live. For $60 you can join the Civil Eats community, and receive so much in 2026.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ask @marionnestle.bsky.social a question IRL!
Our next community book club dives into her new book, “What to Eat Now”—with Nestle joining us live. For $60 you can join the Civil Eats community, and receive so much in 2026.
Our next community book club dives into her new book, “What to Eat Now”—with Nestle joining us live. For $60 you can join the Civil Eats community, and receive so much in 2026.
In a year of intense federal focus on immigration and removal of labor protections, we tracked the government’s actions closely. Here are some of our most important stories about the people behind our food. ⬇️
Our Biggest Labor and Immigration Stories of 2025
In a year of intense federal focus on immigration and removal of labor protections, we tracked the government’s actions closely.
civileats.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In a year of intense federal focus on immigration and removal of labor protections, we tracked the government’s actions closely. Here are some of our most important stories about the people behind our food. ⬇️
Op-ed: What Affordability Really Means for Families and Farmers This Holiday Season
Op-ed: What Affordability Really Means for Families and Farmers This Holiday Season
Tariffs, immigration policies, SNAP cuts, and more are raising food prices and grocery bills. Americans deserve better.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Op-ed: What Affordability Really Means for Families and Farmers This Holiday Season
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the #MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
US Dietary Guideline Reforms Are Coming, and Health Experts Are Concerned
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
civileats.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the #MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
Looking for a last-minute gift for the newshound, foodie in your life? We’ve got you covered. ⬇️🎁✨
Our 2025 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide
Presenting this year's trove of food-system books: memoirs, investigations, scientific works, cookbooks, and much more.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Looking for a last-minute gift for the newshound, foodie in your life? We’ve got you covered. ⬇️🎁✨
Congress has adjourned for the year without extending key subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, threatening health care access for farmers and rural communities.
With Congress on Holiday, Key Healthcare Credits Are Set to Expire
Lawmakers have left the capital without extending Affordable Care Act credits, leaving many Americans, including farmers, facing significantly higher premiums in the new year.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Congress has adjourned for the year without extending key subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, threatening health care access for farmers and rural communities.
Lawmakers have left the capital without extending Affordable Care Act credits, leaving many Americans, including farmers, facing significantly higher premiums in the new year.
With Congress on Holiday, Key Healthcare Credits Are Set to Expire
Lawmakers have left the capital without extending Affordable Care Act credits, leaving many Americans, including farmers, facing significantly higher premiums in the new year.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Lawmakers have left the capital without extending Affordable Care Act credits, leaving many Americans, including farmers, facing significantly higher premiums in the new year.
The Senate confirmed Douglas Troutman—an industry insider who lobbied against the regulation of chemicals—as the assistant administrator of the EPA office that oversees the safety of chemicals, including pesticides.
MAHA Leaders Back Chemical Industry Exec for Position at EPA
The endorsement comes after direct talks between the agency and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s supporters.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Senate confirmed Douglas Troutman—an industry insider who lobbied against the regulation of chemicals—as the assistant administrator of the EPA office that oversees the safety of chemicals, including pesticides.
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
US Dietary Guideline Reforms Are Coming, and Health Experts Are Concerned
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
civileats.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
Minnesota SNAP administrators have less than 30 days to recertify eligibility for roughly 100,000 households, or risk the state’s ability to participate in federal food assistance.
USDA Orders Minnesota to Verify SNAP Households Amid Increased Republican Scrutiny
State SNAP administrators have 30 days to recertify eligibility for roughly 100,000 households, or risk the state’s ability to participate in federal food assistance.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Minnesota SNAP administrators have less than 30 days to recertify eligibility for roughly 100,000 households, or risk the state’s ability to participate in federal food assistance.
The legislation would direct the federal government to create a national strategy and fund the research and development of plant- and lab-based meats.
Exclusive: Senator Schiff Introduces Bill to Support ‘Alternative Protein’ Development
The legislation would direct the federal government to create a national strategy and fund the research and development of plant- and lab-based meats.
civileats.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The legislation would direct the federal government to create a national strategy and fund the research and development of plant- and lab-based meats.
With control over the Dietary Guidelines for Americans now in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hands, nutrition experts are concerned that Trump administration officials will disregard decades of science and, in turn, create confusion and distrust in the document.
US Dietary Guideline Reforms Are Coming, and Health Experts Are Concerned
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
civileats.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
With control over the Dietary Guidelines for Americans now in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hands, nutrition experts are concerned that Trump administration officials will disregard decades of science and, in turn, create confusion and distrust in the document.
The USDA is ordering Minnesota to conduct more administrative oversight of its federal food assistance, threatening the state’s ability to participate in the program.
USDA Orders Minnesota to Verify SNAP Households Amid Increased Republican Scrutiny
State SNAP administrators have 30 days to recertify eligibility for roughly 100,000 households, or risk the state’s ability to participate in federal food assistance.
civileats.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The USDA is ordering Minnesota to conduct more administrative oversight of its federal food assistance, threatening the state’s ability to participate in the program.
At 91, former Congresswoman Eva Clayton continues to make her voice heard on gerrymandering, hunger relief, and more.
“Freedom requires us collectively to walk forward.”
“Freedom requires us collectively to walk forward.”
At 91, Eva Clayton Is Still Fighting for Food Justice and Farmers’ Rights
North Carolina’s first Black congresswoman keeps making her voice heard—on gerrymandering, hunger relief, and more.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
At 91, former Congresswoman Eva Clayton continues to make her voice heard on gerrymandering, hunger relief, and more.
“Freedom requires us collectively to walk forward.”
“Freedom requires us collectively to walk forward.”
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Adam Schiff will introduce legislation today to direct more than $500 million in federal support over the next five years toward research and development for “alternative proteins.”
Exclusive: Senator Schiff Introduces Bill to Support ‘Alternative Protein’ Development
The legislation would direct the federal government to create a national strategy and fund the research and development of plant- and lab-based meats.
civileats.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Adam Schiff will introduce legislation today to direct more than $500 million in federal support over the next five years toward research and development for “alternative proteins.”
The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are now in the hands of the Trump administration. Nutrition experts are worried that the upcoming report will go against established science and erode the public’s trust.
US Dietary Guideline Reforms Are Coming, and Health Experts Are Concerned
Ahead of the guidelines’ release, RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement consider changes that could go against science-based research.
civileats.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are now in the hands of the Trump administration. Nutrition experts are worried that the upcoming report will go against established science and erode the public’s trust.