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Could 2023 Be the Year of Sustainable Nutrition Security?

Union of Concerned Scientists

That’s why the 2023 food and farm bill needs to redefine food security to protect our right to sustainable nutrition for all. Our vision for 2023 We need to reimagine food security to reflect our collective priorities: healthy lives in healthy environments. And large corporations often pay low wages to retail and food service workers.

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Fresh, May 2, 2023: Mississippi River Flooding Reaches Historic Levels Along Illinois-Iowa Border

Circle of Blue

May 2, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. The post Fresh, May 2, 2023: Mississippi River Flooding Reaches Historic Levels Along Illinois-Iowa Border appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Cold War Nuclear Weapons Put St. Louis Community At Risk—in 2023

Union of Concerned Scientists

At the request of Just The Facts Please, the US Department of Natural Resources wrote a letter [to the Army] urging expedited cleanup of the area for risk of further exposure. We also worked with the St. Louis County Department of Health, who created an article for physicians to alert them of our area’s potential exposure.

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What Happened in the California Legislature in 2023?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The remaining bills, Assembly Bill 460 and Assembly Bill 1337 , were unable to make it out of the Senate Natural Resources and Water committee. They are still alive and can be advanced next session; We will not stop working to pass them.

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As Planet Warms, Water Risks Abound

Circle of Blue

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – January 11, 2023. Five of the top six risks over the next decade fit that category: failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or adapt to a warming climate; extreme weather; biodiversity and ecosystem collapse; and, in general terms, “natural resource crises.” Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 20 To Discuss A Draft Environmental Justice Plan, Diversity Initiatives; 2023-24 Annual Report Released

PA Environment Daily

The DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on November 20 to discuss a draft Environmental Justice Plan, diverse community partnerships and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives. The meeting will also be available online.

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The Agriculture Resilience Act Is a Win for Sustainable Nutrition Science 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) of 2023 was re-introduced in Congress today. Thinking across systems What the REE vision does NOT currently do is address issues we are facing in the 21st century, like the climate crisis, the degradation of natural resources, or the nutrition security crisis. New paradigm?