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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Enjoy these photos of another successful Dodge Lecture -- guest Bob Lawrence graced CLF with a wide-ranging conversation that covered a livable future and more.

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A team at Sentient Media surveyed 1,000 Iowans, asking about experiences with industrial animal operations. They substantiate their findings with a CLF survey from July, which found that more than half of Iowans are concerned about their drinking water. sentientmedia.org/we-asked-100...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Smithsonian Magazine asked if more protein is better, and CLF's Daphene Altema-Johnson says that adding protein to the package doesn’t make it any better. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... @

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ICYMI - CLF Unconfined's newest episode features Eric Schlosser and Tom Philpott in conversation about the momentous occasion of the 25th anniversary of FAST FOOD NATION. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In this episode of Unconfined, journalist Eric Schlosser reflects on the 25th anniversary of his landmark book, Fast Food Nation. w/ clf.jhsph.edu/still-fast-f...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Plant-based milks - Are they good for us? Are they good for the planet? On this Gastropod podcast, Brent Kim and Becky Ramsing talk about CLF research into the public health implications of dairy and plant-based milks. gastropod.com/plant-milk-p...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A new survey from CLF finds that drinking water quality is among the most important issues for Iowa voters, who frequently cited concerns about health, nitrates, and rising cancer rates in the state. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

CLF has partnered with Food + Planet to launch a set of competency-aligned educational modules designed to prepare nutrition and dietetic students to advocate for sustainable food systems. Resources include slides and case studies. clf.jhsph.edu/nourishing-f...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Episode 34 is out now! Food system scholar @rajpatel.org cuts through the mess of the industrial food system and points us toward a better future. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

2022 Census of Agriculture data shows fewer farms, larger farms, and more concentrated animal agriculture in the U.S. These shifts can harm rural economies, increase environmental & public health risks. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

An executive order on regenerative agriculture is getting attention, but without new funding it may not deliver real support for farmers. CLF looks at cuts to EQIP/CSP & the gap between climate-friendly messaging & policy. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/r...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Alan Goldberg will be remembered as a cherished friend and ally who helped launch the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/h...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

New Unconfined episode: Host Christine Grillo interviews Jessica Knurick, RD, PhD, on #MAHA tactics and debunking claims from the Make America Healthy Again movement. clf.jhsph.edu/maha-movemen...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Ten journalists from this year’s cohort of the Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists spent four days learning about Maryland’s food system through farm visits and expert presentations. clf.jhsph.edu/stories/jour...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In June, CLF and Meatless Monday joined the International SBCC Summit in Panama City, sharing how they’ve adapted Meatless Monday to promote healthy, plant-forward choices through TV, social media, youth outreach & university dining.

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

CLF’s Dave Love @davelove.bsky.social wrote commentary in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on the need to improve diet quality and build more sustainable food systems. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Six years ago, CLF released Growing Solutions, a doc on farmers, ranchers, and educators meeting agriculture’s challenges. On the new episode of Unconfined, 5 panelists + director Leo Horrigan join host @tomphilpott.bsky.social to discuss regenerative ag & more. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New report in collaboration with SiX & CAFS, State Legislation on Animal Agriculture: 2024–2025 Policy Trends, examines animal agriculture-related bills across all 50 states during the 2024–2025 legislative sessions. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Animal welfare is in the spotlight, with voices like @ezraklein.bsky.social and @nickkristof.bsky.social joining the conversation. Professor Paul Locke says meaningful change won’t be one-size-fits-all, but shifting industrial agriculture is a sensible place to start. tinyurl.com/4tr2j5k5

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

New Unconfined Episode! Managing attorney of the Antimonopoly Counsel, Basel Musharbash @basel.bsky.social, breaks down how the companies dominating food & agriculture have grown too powerful & why that matters for all of us. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p... #publichealth

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

After 12 years supporting food policy councils, Johns Hopkins’ Food Policy Networks (FPN) project is transitioning to an independent entity. Rooted in deep listening, research, and trust-building, FPN’s next chapter will expand its mission and reach. clf.jhsph.edu/stories/fpn-...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Announcing the 2026 Food Systems & Public Health Fellowship for Journalists! Learn more about the program and check out their bios.https://clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/news/news-2026/johns-hopkins-center-livable-future-announces-2026-cohort-food-systems-and #FoodSystems

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

NEW CLF study used an agent-based modelto testmeat-reduction strategies in Baltimore. Findings show combined retail interventions have a larger effect than individual actions. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Maryland’s poultry industry backed an emergency bill to roll back CAFO oversight, but advocacy groups stopped it, with help from CLF. A win for protecting community health. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/s... #MDPolitics #Environment #CAFOs

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

New episode of Unconfined: journalist Ted Genoways tells the unlikely story of how some of the world’s most vulnerable people took on a giant meatpacking company in Greeley, Colorado. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Spoiler Alert! Have you tried today’s @nytimes.com Connections? Swing by the @meatlessmonday.bsky.social Meatless Monday Resource Center for a friendly hint: meatlessmonday.publichealth.jhu.edu

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

CLF researchers at JHU’s #Sustainability Symposium shared what motivates Americans’ food choices: price first, then taste and health. clf.jhsph.edu/stories/sear...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Episode 29 of Unconfined — Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin reflects on the intersection of the food system and federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Read and listen: clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In the new episode of Unconfined, CLF’s Tom Philpott reflects on a story he wrote about the possible connection between rising cancer rates in Iowa and industrial food animal production. clf.jhsph.edu/corn-belts-t...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Meet Elizabeth Myong, KERA’s Arts Collaborative Reporter/Producer, and a participant in our Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists. CLF is accepting applications now for our 2026-2027 cohort. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Last year brought about several new food trends that influenced the diets of many, particularly young and middle-aged adults. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/f...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

CLF’s Patti Anderson reflects on the newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the recent CLF survey about them. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/w... #DietaryGuidelines

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

APPLY NOW! CLF is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 cohort of the Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists.The application period is open now and closes on March 1, 2026. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

In a new Op-Ed in @thehill.com , CLF’s Daphene Altema-Johnson, @andrewtl.bsky.social & @ptand.bsky.social discuss how the 2025 Dietary Guidelines promote more meat & dairy—but what Americans really need is more fiber, which comes from foods like legumes. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Check out Episode 27 of #Unconfined! CLF experts Daphene Altema-Johnson and Patti Truant Anderson delve into RFK Jr.’s new dietary guidelines. Don’t miss it! clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The updated 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released this week! In a survey fielded ahead of the release, CLF asked Americans about their opinions and knowledge of the #DietaryGuidelines. Learn more: clf.jhsph.edu/sites/defaul... #Nutrition

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Meatless Monday promotes a shift in our food habits! By promoting a meat-free day each week, it highlights aspects of public health and climate awareness while showcasing plant-based options. www.slowfood.com/blog-and-news/the-… #MeatlessMonday

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

CLF’s Patti Truant Anderson, MPH, PHD discusses potential changes to the upcoming #DietaryGuidelines, including a shift towards more saturated fats despite health risks and more meat over plant-based proteins. What are your thoughts? #CLFExpert

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

"Industrial agriculture has redefined efficiency as separation," said Jessica Culpepper at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future's 22nd Annual Lecture. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/events/dodge…

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Join us in the year ahead as we work for healthy, just, equitable, and sustainable food systems for all.

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

In this episode of Unconfined, Brent Kim breaks down the pros (meh) and cons (many) of manure digesters and the expanding biogas industry, which has been billed as a climate solution, and to which Brent says, Nah. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-podcast/ca…

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

How do manure digesters impact our rural communities? Check out our latest research, "Deconstructing the Livestock Manure Digester and Biogas Controversy" in Current Environmental Health Reports! clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new... #ManureDigesters

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Madeline Luke, a retired physician and community organizer, is tackling health challenges, including blue baby syndrome, in her North Dakota agricultural community. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/p... #HealthAdvocate

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

CLF collaborated with the Environment & Food & Nutrition sections for a packed #APHA2025 panel discussion. Our team—Patti, Becky, Andrew, and Liz—explored national surveys on Americans' food perceptions.

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Our CLF Fall Newsletter is live! Discover how we're tackling challenges in public health & food systems, plus highlights from recent projects and events! We also pay tribute to Rick Dove & Fred Kirschenmann—true champions of sustainability. mailchi.mp/jhu/the-clf-...

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

A team of researchers tested for a human carcinogen in retail pork products—they didn’t detect any, but they did get a lesson in what producers will/won't reveal about their practices. And they developed a better way to test for the elusive metabolite. tinyurl.com/carbadox

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

CLF’s Becky Ramsing, Dana Smith of @meatlessmonday.bsky.social & a small cohort of young adults from Global Meatless Monday participated in the World Food Forum at the FAO Headquarters in Rome. #MeatlessMonday #WorldFoodForum

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

New Unconfined Episode! Reporter @hbottemiller.bsky.social & Theodore Ross of @thefern.org, co-hosts of Forked podcast, tease out the contradictions & paradoxes of food policy in the age of Trump & Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p... #CLFUnconfined

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We hosted the @americanhealth.bsky.social Fellows for a special field trip to the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), where we shared key projects addressing public health in food systems. #BloombergAmericanHealthSummit25

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future @livablefuture.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

As the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement first took shape in late 2024 and early 2025, there was a cautious curiosity and optimism expressed by some in the food systems and public health realms. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/m... #CLFPolicySpotlight

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