To start the new year off on the right foot, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin needed something he could sell to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin sparked news stories around the US last week when he tweeted that the agency had made the “proactive decision to freshly reassess” the safety of the weed killer paraquat, a controversial pesticide widely used by farmers that is linked to Parkinson’s disease.
Since being announced this month, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) have received significant attention. As a registered dietitian, here’s what I suggest taking and leaving from the DGAs.
US health officials just released updated dietary guidelines — calling for Americans to eat whole foods, including protein and dairy,while avoiding highly processed foods. Experts are split: some praise the focus on real food, others worry the emphasis on red meat and full-fat dairy could be harmful.
TNL reporter Shannon Kelleher explains.
In a setback for the pesticide industry, Democrats have succeeded in removing a rider from a congressional appropriations bill that would have helped protect pesticide makers from being sued and could have hindered state efforts to warn about pesticide risks.
Kelly Ryerson never intended to become a food and health activist. The northern California married mom spent several years working in finance jobs before directing her focus to raising her two children. That changed in 2011, when debilitating bouts of odd illnesses sent her searching for answers.
Diets around the world dependent on ultra-processed foods and animal-based agriculture are driving obesity rates and climate change, but solutions exist that would bolster health, and save money and the planet, according to a new review.
TNL Editor-in-Chief Carey Gillam talked with Living on Earth, a weekly environmental news and information program distributed by PRX, about the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement and the divide with the Trump administration over pesticides.
Health advocates and policymakers from both sides of the political aisle called for the federal government to prioritize the public health crisis they warn has resulted from the pervasive ultra-processed foods at Americans’ fingertips at a summit in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is earmarking $700 million to aid farmers wanting to pursue” regenerative” practices, which typically include a reduction in chemical inputs, government officials said on Wednesday.