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Local food for schools helps farmers and kids. So why is Trump cutting funding?

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:00:02 +0000

Agriculture department cuts to funding for local food in school meals betrays growers, kids and collective wellbeing

“If you happened to smell hickory smoke in the city this week, we were probably to blame,” the North Little Rock school district’s child nutrition program shared in a 30 January Facebook post featuring a picture of the day’s lunch.

‘Ghost kitchens’, fast casual and higher prices: how the pandemic changed the US restaurant industry

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:00:01 +0000

Americans eat takeout more. Some drink less. Bar-and-grill chains have shuttered. But the restaurant industry has evolved and rebounded

Grangemouth could be converted into leading green fuels hub, Swinney says

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:48:45 +0000

Scotland’s first minister speaking as report suggests up to 1,200 jobs could be created – but too late for refinery’s workers

There is a realistic chance that one of the UK’s largest oil refineries can be converted into a hub for green chemicals, sustainable fuels and plastics, Scotland’s first minister says.

Grangemouth oil refinery, which is being shut down by its UK and Chinese owners PetroIneos this year with the loss of 400 jobs, could become a world leader in low carbon chemicals and green fuels, John Swinney told media on Wednesday.

Mild winters and trend towards electrification will push back gas shortage until 2028, Aemo says

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:00:06 +0000

Increased cost of the fossil fuel has also cut forecasts of how much gas will be needed in Australia’s southern states

Pioneering Devon food forest garden at risk after landowner serves notice

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:54:27 +0000

Thousands sign petition to save ‘vital’ Dartington Estate project that teaches agroforestry methods

Even at this time of year when most of the trees are still bare, there is a feeling of abundance in Martin Crawford’s forest garden, close to the banks of the River Dart in Devon.

Crawford, who has nurtured this landmark garden for three decades, is clearly in his element, pointing out the edible plants that flourish in the tangly two-acre patch, stooping from time to time to pick a leaf or green shoot and take a nibble.

Trump’s EPA aims to cut pollution rules projected to save nearly 200,000 lives: ‘People will be hurt’

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:00:54 +0000

Moves to roll back 31 pollution regulations risk public health and big annual healthcare savings, Guardian analysis shows

A push by Donald Trump’s administration to repeal a barrage of clean air and water regulations may deal a severe blow to US public health, with a Guardian analysis finding that the targeted rules were set to save the lives of nearly 200,000 people in the years ahead.

Single-use plastic waste on UK and Channel Island beaches ‘up by 9.5% last year’

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:00:16 +0000

Litter such as crisp packets and bottle tops are polluting the coast at the rate of nearly two items a sq metre, conservation charity report finds

Single-use plastic waste increased on UK and Channel Island beaches last year with items such as crisp packets and bottle tops polluting the coast at the rate of almost two items a sq metre, according to data from beach cleanups.

Non-violent protesters should not have to disavow motives at trial, study says

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:00:17 +0000

Academics say UK defendants should be able to explain reasons for their actions and not have to express remorse

Protesters charged with non-violent offences should not be forced to disavow their motives when defending themselves at trial or seeking mitigation on their sentences, academics have said.

In a challenge to the current approach to protest trials, a study argues courts should allow defendants to explain the reasons for their actions as a defence, and respect their integrity as a mitigating factor.

What does Maga-land look like? Let me show you America's unbeautiful suburban sprawl | Alexander Hurst

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:00:15 +0000

I drove 2,000 miles with a French friend across my home country – and saw the endless nowhere land that is the crucible of Trumpism

Trump administration may fire more than 1,000 EPA scientists and scrap research office, Democrats say

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 01:45:58 +0000

The potential layoffs listed in documents reviewed by Democrats are part of the White House'’s broader push to shrink the federal government

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants.