Food Deserts and the Policy Power of Maps
It's hard to fix a problem you can't see. So Maryland made its lack of healthy food options very visible.
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It's hard to fix a problem you can't see. So Maryland made its lack of healthy food options very visible.
This past year has proved to be challenging for food access and distribution in Maryland. But thereâs a lot to be learned from the challenges and responses. The final day of the Western Maryland Food Council virtual conference focused on the realities of food access and distribution in Maryland. Caitlin Mislaszek, a program officer with Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, discussed the results of a Johns Hopkins survey of food access during the pandemic, specifically the successes and problems faced by the food policy councils in providing food and getting that food into the hands...
First things first: Joe Biden isn’t going to take away your hamburgers. There’s a bizarre rumor going around in right-wing circles — and being spread by Fox News and Republican members of Congress — that President Biden is scheming to come into your kitchen and pry the cold, dead beef out of your hands. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado claimed that Democrats “want to limit us to about four pounds [of beef] a year,” a falsity echoed on Fox by host Jesse Watters, who said, “That adds up to a burger a month. That’s it.” Except it’s not.
Joe Biden isn't going to take away your burgers (opinion) CNN 10 hrs ago First things first: Joe Biden isn't going to take away your hamburgers. There's a bizarre rumor going around in right-wing circles -- and being spread by Fox News and Republican members of Congress -- that President Biden is scheming to come into your kitchen and pry the cold, dead beef out of your hands. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado claimed that Democrats "want to limit us to about four pounds [of beef] a year," a falsity echoed on Fox by host Jesse Watters, who said, "That adds up to a burger a month. That's it."...
Experts say Americans WILL have to cut back on meat for the US to meet Biden's climate change goal as president faces pressure to come clean on how he actually plans to slash greenhouse emissions Experts say Americans will have to dramatically reduce their meat intake to avoid the most severe climate change scenarios President Biden now faces mounting pressure to come clean on what his ambitious climate plan means for agriculture and meat consumption in the US Biden still hasn't detailed how the lives of Americans will be impacted a week after announcing he aims to slash greenhouse emissi...