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Taking It to the Street: Food Vending During and After COVID-19
Efforts to expand street food vending can help keep the most vulnerable people out of poverty.
Congress Is Investigating Meatpacking Plants for COVID-19 Safety Violations
Meatpacking plants have been hubs of the virus’s spread over the past year.
Trump Administration Finalizes Changes to H-2A Farmworker Program
A part of the proposed rule is actually under a legal injunction already.
Trump Administration Reportedly Considers Biofuel Waivers in Final Days
The EPA has backtracked after corn producers were outraged by the news.
Trump Administration Rejects Some Changes to Dietary Guidelines
The new version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans was released last week—with some edits by the Trump administration.
Federal Meat Plant Inspectors Reportedly Told to Work Despite COVID-19 Exposure
A report finds that the FSIS is scarily lax about COVID-19 protocols for inspectors.
Farmworker Groups Ask for Prioritization in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Farmworkers are at high risk in several different ways, and are unquestionably essential workers.
Tyson Plant Managers Placed Bets on COVID-19 Case Numbers: Lawsuit
It claims that plant managers bet on how many employees would be infected.
Trump Administration to Freeze Wages of H-2A Farmworkers
A new rule will affect pay for H-2A workers.
