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FOOD, ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
Apr 30 2020
Analysis
Street Food
Close the roads. Reclaim the parking lots. Put restaurants outside.
When the shutdowns end, America will reopen with a set of restrictions that seem designed to leave most cities closed for the foreseeable future.
Restaurants and bars, in particular, will have trouble handling the new rules. In Texas, for example, restaurants may reopen on Friday for dine-in service at 25 percent
Slate
Dec 06 2019
News
Food Stamps
On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture issued a final rule restricting the ability of states to apply for waivers of the work requirements for SNAP (food stamps). Current law prevents able-bodied adults without dependents from receiving food stamps for more than a few months, but states can apply for waivers in places with relatively high unemployment. The Department estimates that 688,000
The Flip Side
Apr 09 2020
Headline Roundup
Coronavirus Affects Food Industry, Worsening Insecurities
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating food insecurity worldwide, with some estimates saying the global population of starving individuals could double. While much of this increase is not expected to take place in the United States, the virus is disrupting life for both the domestic food industry and many lower-income individuals.
Many reports on both sides focused on COVID-
New York Times (News)


Jul 15 2020
Headline Roundup
Food, Gas Prices Rise as Consumer Spending Increases
The Labor Department said Tuesday that the Consumer Price Inflation increased in June after three straight months of decreasing. The gasoline index rose 12.3 percent in June, while food prices rose 0.6 percent. Because of this, the cost of food and energy will likely increase slightly. While price increases are an encouraging sign of economic recovery, Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist
Newsmax (News)


May 31 2022
Analysis
The coming food catastrophe
By invading ukraine, Vladimir Putin will destroy the lives of people far from the battlefield—and on a scale even he may regret. The war is battering a global food system weakened by covid-19, climate change and an energy shock. Ukraine’s exports of grain and oilseeds have mostly stopped and Russia’s are threatened. Together, the two countries supply 12% of traded calories. Wheat prices, up 53
The Economist
Jan 25 2023
News
Californians put fast-food law on 2024 ballot
A California law aimed at raising wages and improving working conditions for fast-food workers will be put in voters' hands.
The initiative could overturn a first-in-the-nation law passed last year.
The law affects more than a half-million fast food workers.
The referendum raised more than 623,000 valid voter signatures to be placed on the Nov. 5, 2024, election ballot,
Fox Business