CSPI opposes the partisan Farm Bill released by the majority last week in the House. The bill attacks SNAP benefit adequacy, cuts key climate-smart agriculture programs, guts the evidence-based process used to update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and circumvents school meal nutrition standards in a way that has no place in a Farm Bill. As written, the “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024,” through cuts and programmatic changes, undercuts our nation’s food and nutrition security.
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“Climate change is here,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in July, the hottest month ever recorded. “It is terrifying. And it is just the beginning.” Here’s the latest on a planet entering off-the-charts territory...and the difference your diet can make.
It’s hard to know which choices—in the supermarket or elsewhere—can best protect the planet. Here’s a quiz to clear up some of the confusion. (Some answers sure surprised us!) Each question has only one correct answer. Good luck!
At the Center for Science in the Public Interest (Nutrition Action’s publisher), our advocacy work has focused broadly on diet and health. With the climate crisis looming, it would be short-sighted to not also consider the impact of food on our planet.
Single-use plastics, microplastics, and plastic that will never get recycled fill our air, water, and shelves. Here's why it matters... and what you can do.
Things aren’t looking good for Planet Earth.
“If you look at average temperatures around the world going back to 1850, what’s most worrisome is the acceleration in climate change,” says Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Atypical vegan diet has the lowest average carbon footprint (3.0 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalents per 2,000 calories), followed by vegetarian (5.1), pescatarian (7.3), omnivore (9.8), paleo (11.6), and keto (12.8) diets, scientistsestimated. A Mediterranean (4.3) or DASH (8.1) diet beat other omnivore diets.
Dumping dairy? The payoff: plant milks have a lighter impact on our overheating planet. And you have more options than ever. Choose carefully, and you can still net as much—or more—of milk’s key nutrients plus some healthy fats, all while keeping a lid on added sugar. Here’s what to know.
“Greenhouse gas emissions keep growing, global temperatures keep rising, and our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a climate conference in November. “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.” Here’s how climate change is already putting us at risk...and what you can do about it.