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Katherine Albertson

@platingprogress.bsky.social
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Advocate for local, sustainable food systems Co-Founder of FARE Houston: farehouston.substack.com

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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I've been quiet for a while, but for good reason. A few months ago, a friend and I decided we were unhappy with the local food system support in Houston, and we were going to do something about it. So... we started FARE Houston. Please support - farehouston.substack.com
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FARE Houston | Katherine Albertson | Substack
Welcome to FARE Houston's digital newsletter. Click to read FARE Houston, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Page One. @nytimes.com
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
So, do I have this right? We’re removing artificial colors from M&Ms but giving immunity to companies that poison us?
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
MAHA got played www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...
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Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 22/06/2026
“When shocks and crises become a regular feature of food systems, it can be far cheaper to invest in resilience over the longer term.” @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social explains why resilient self-reliance is about reducing vulnerability to food price shocks. www.foodagribusiness.world/agribusiness...
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Why building resilient food systems can reduce volatility and help farmers thrive
Interview with Jennifer Clapp on how dependence on imports in industrial livestock affects farmers, prices, and global food security.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
While in the middle of a bankruptcy filing, the city of Detroit gave a wealthy businessman thousands of plots of land for a deeply discounted price. Over a decade later, what has come from this promise for a vast "urban farm"? substack.com/@platingprog...
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Detroit’s Broken Urban Farm Promise
Over a decade after Hantz Farm controversy
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Universities & nonprofits are leading a new wave in sustainable food: training urban farmers in cities across the U.S. Early results show promise for behavior change & community impact, but long-term support and partnerships are key for lasting transformation. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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The Impact and Challenges of Urban Farmer Education
Cultivating change in cities
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The Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026
If you were to count out a million seconds, it would take you 11 and a half days. A billion seconds would take you 31.7 years. But a trillion seconds would take 31,700 years — to reach that point today, you would have needed to start counting around the time that neanderthals went extinct.
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A trillion dollars is a stupid amount of money
No one man should have all that power.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Lots of talk about the state of food safety in the U.S right now. Here is a good summary of what is going on — www.marlerblog.com/case-news/we...
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We’re Turning Off the Smoke Detectors on America’s Food Supply
The people who find foodborne outbreaks are being fired, defunded, and disbanded — and the bugs do not care. For more than thirty years I have represented
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Anne Schechinger @anneschech.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
My new article for @ewgofficial.bsky.social released today detailing how factory farms are connected to foodborne illness outbreaks. www.ewg.org/news-insight...
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Why factory farms are a major threat to food safety
Every week, federal investigators track between 17 and 36 foodborne illness outbreaks th
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A heated debate amongst vertical farming insiders became public, and it might impact future policy recommendations and funding. Read this week's newsletter, featuring an interview with Columbia University instructor Henry Gordon-Smith. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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The Price of Managed Storytelling in a Public Funding Era
The story CEA tells today will shape the policy and funding it gets tomorrow
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A heated debate amongst vertical farming insiders became public, and it might impact future policy recommendations and funding. Read this week's newsletter, featuring an interview with Columbia University instructor Henry Gordon-Smith. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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The Price of Managed Storytelling in a Public Funding Era
The story CEA tells today will shape the policy and funding it gets tomorrow
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It is a shame that the WHO is still calling for more public-private partnerships, rather than trying to restore its credibility and independence. news.thin-ink.net/p/for-richer...
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For Richer, For Poorer
The Unholy Matrimony Between The UN & Corporations
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Living in Texas and working in sustainability leaves me feeling pretty pessimistic sometimes. So it was nice to write about a Texas initiative that is good for our diets, oceans, and communities! ⤵️
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 14/05/2026
“Building local food capacity is not isolationism. "It’s actually ensuring that our economies are robust and able to withstand these crises to be able to continue to be parts of the international economy." IPES-Food's @commonmolly.bsky.social in @devex.com www.devex.com/news/devex-d...
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Devex Dish: A food crisis looms. Can local food systems save the day?
Exclusive details on how USDA will operate Food for Peace, France’s views on fertilizer, and a deep dive into local self-reliance.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Texas is making waves in oyster farming! After decades of bans, sustainable aquaculture is now revitalizing the Gulf Coast and supporting local communities. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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From Ban to Boom: The Rise of Sustainable Oyster Farming in Texas
How a regional policy change has transformed a coastal community
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Why aren’t nonprofits engaging with policy, and why does that need to change? This week, I dove into the untapped power of nonprofits in shaping local food policy, and why community voices matter more than ever. platingprogress.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
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Why Aren’t Nonprofits Engaging in Food Policy
The Missing Link: Local Food Nonprofits and Policy Advocacy
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Lynsi Burton (she/her) @lynsi-climate.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"A growing body of evidence now indicates that corn ethanol may generate emissions comparable to, or even worse than, gasoline once full lifecycle impacts are considered. The EPA ... concluded in 2023 that recent emissions estimates for corn ethanol exceed those of gasoline."
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The story of two very different commencement addresses
One headline mentions a commencement speaker who is paying final-year student loans for new graduates, the headline below says that students booed a commencement speaker who praised AI as the next Industrial Revolution
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Why aren’t nonprofits engaging with policy, and why does that need to change? This week, I dove into the untapped power of nonprofits in shaping local food policy, and why community voices matter more than ever. platingprogress.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
platingprogress.substack.com
Why Aren’t Nonprofits Engaging in Food Policy
The Missing Link: Local Food Nonprofits and Policy Advocacy
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Ben Lilliston @benlilliston.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Today, Trump signs exec order to lower beef prices, largely through more imports. JBS, Marfrig & beef companies in Brazil wanted reduced US tariffs & apparently they got it. Without Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) consumers won't know where their beef came from www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump to Sign Orders Monday Aimed at Lowering Beef Prices
President Donald Trump will sign two executive orders Monday to try to lower beef prices, according to a White House official, the latest effort by the administration to counter high consumer prices a...
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Alaina Wood @thegarbagequeen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The newest fossil fuel disinformation craze is that solar panels constantly leach pollutants and make the soil underneath them permanently infertile so therefore no landowner/farmer should install them on their property. Meanwhile, agrivoltaics projects are currently disproving that disinformation:
Photo of a row of solar panels with two farmers underneath them tending to vegetable crops.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Regardless of what happens in the Supreme Court we need long-term solutions to move away from glyphosate
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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Trump admin is suing Minnesota for trying to enforce its consumer protection law against Exxon, Koch, and the American Petroleum Institute. Almost exactly 2 years ago, Trump promised oil execs favors in exchange for campaign donations
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The Trump administration comes to Big Oil’s rescue in Minnesota
The DOJ is taking “unprecedented” measures to fight the fossil fuel industry’s legal battles.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The FDA & USDA are considering new guidance on ultra-processed foods. HHRA & Swette Center propose the NuCal system, a front-of-pack label that actually distinguishes between healthy & unhealthy processed foods. Could this help us make informed choices at a glance? tinyurl.com/platingprogr...
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New Food Labeling Proposal Aims to Clarify Ultra-Processed Health Risks
How the NuCal System Could Better Define Ultra-Processed Foods
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
An update on the glyphosate case in front of the Supreme Court. A letter has now been obtained that suggests the EPA gave Bayer a helping hand as the company is being sued by tens of thousands of Americans. open.substack.com/chat/posts/4...
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Katherine Albertson in Plating Progress
UPDATE Last week, it was revealed that Bayer offered a "small thanks" to the head of the EPA for producing a letter that bans that addition of a cancer warning label to glyphosate products. Previousl...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The American Heart Association has recommended that people get more protein from legumes, nuts, and seeds. plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/he...
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Leading Heart Health Organization Says Eat More Plant Protein, Not Meat
The American Heart Association has recommended that people eat more plant protein and less meat for better heart health
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The year's most important public health and environment case is now underway at the Supreme Court. At the center of the battle is a failure-to-warn claim. Bayer (the producer of Roundup) did not adequately warn consumers, say 65,000 plaintiffs. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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Federal Power v. State Rights: The Glyphosate Showdown
Who controls our warning labels?
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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Thanks @iandunt.bsky.social for this brilliant write-up of the global food crisis that nobody seems to be paying attention to. There are now 3-4 week delays getting critical World Food Programme aid into Sudan. More people facing acute hunger, more cost. open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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Trump's war on the global food supply
Just the latest moral and logistical atrocity.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The year's most important public health and environment case is now underway at the Supreme Court. At the center of the battle is a failure-to-warn claim. Bayer (the producer of Roundup) did not adequately warn consumers, say 65,000 plaintiffs. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
open.substack.com
Federal Power v. State Rights: The Glyphosate Showdown
Who controls our warning labels?
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If you live in Texas, this is your sign to look up Clayton Tucker’s campaign!
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The USDA just signed a contract with Palantir for $300M and I have too many thoughts on it to share in one Bluesky post. So, I created a thread discussion group on my Substack to talk all about the deal and to hear comments from you! substack.com/chat/2512323
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Plating Progress chat
Join now in the Substack app
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Rachael the Spicy Hobbit @rachael-the-hobbit.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Anyone who wants to ban or limit the purchase of ultra-processed foods has to also be working to make healthy food available to the poor, and including to people without access to kitchens, specific cooking implements, refrigeration, etc. And those whose disabilities prevent them from cooking.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“If a steak is clearly labeled, federally regulated, and safe, Texans should be free to choose it. That’s true conservative governance,” Preemptive bans on cell-cultured meat are leading to a fight over food innovation and consumer rights. New newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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What Global Bans on Cell-Cultured Meat Mean for Innovation
Meat Production Faces the Fire
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 20/04/2026
All Texans deserve water. Wall Street and Big Tech are coming for our water across Texas. They want to monopolize it for their own greed. Sign our petition if you agree Texas water should be for Texans, not Wall Street vultures >> www.claytontuckertx.com/water #Texas #water #watercrisis
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“If a steak is clearly labeled, federally regulated, and safe, Texans should be free to choose it. That’s true conservative governance,” Preemptive bans on cell-cultured meat are leading to a fight over food innovation and consumer rights. New newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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What Global Bans on Cell-Cultured Meat Mean for Innovation
Meat Production Faces the Fire
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Neon Chinchilla @neonchinchilla.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The Mamdani effect has broken containment!!!
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Ottawa councillor wants to explore city-run grocery stores to improve food access
An Ottawa councillor wants the city to explore the development of a municipal food strategy, including city-owned grocery stores to improve food access and tackle food insecurity.
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Pam McElwee @pammcelwee.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Vietnam farmers facing impossible fertilizer costs for rice. Factories in Bangladesh can’t churn out fast fashion due to polyester shortages. Cancelled air flights and steep declines in tourism. All due to dependence on fossil fuels and current skyrocketing costs www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/w...
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The Forces of Scarcity Hitting Asia May Soon Spread Across the World
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 16/04/2026
🛒 Why are food prices still rising – and set to rise again? ⛽ Because our food systems run on fossil fuels. When energy prices spike, so do grocery bills. We have to break food’s dependence on fossil fuels. Here's how. 👉 ipes-food.org/out-of-pocke... #FuelToFork
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Out of pocket: the real cost of fossil fuels on our groceries - IPES-Food
Why are food prices rising? Fossil fuel dependence in food systems drives price spikes, climate impacts, and corporate profiteering - by Nicole Pita.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Mali is listed as one of the countries of greatest concern for food insecurity, not only in West Africa but globally. Now, regional policies are exacerbating the problems with the food supply chain, leading to an even more severe crisis. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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When Policy Changes Become Hunger: Mali’s Food Crisis Explained
Aid Cuts and Regional Policy Conflict Lead to Increased Hunger in Mali
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Mali is listed as one of the countries of greatest concern for food insecurity, not only in West Africa but globally. Now, regional policies are exacerbating the problems with the food supply chain, leading to an even more severe crisis. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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When Policy Changes Become Hunger: Mali’s Food Crisis Explained
Aid Cuts and Regional Policy Conflict Lead to Increased Hunger in Mali
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Jason Dove Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
According to a new poll by Gallup, public concern about #climatechange is on the rise: "44% of U.S. adults worry a great deal about global warming or climate change, among the highest in the full trend since 1989, along with 46% measured in 2020 and 45% in 2017." news.gallup.com/poll/708050/...
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Climate Change Concern Near Its High Point in U.S.
The 44% of U.S. adults who currently worry "a great deal" about climate change or global warming is near its 46% high point from 2020.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“The amount of money we are now increasing in the defense of every single country – if we would only put 3% on the side, there would be plenty of food to make sure we wouldn’t have hunger on planet Earth,” Andrés argued. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Chef José Andrés warns of multi-year world famine from Iran war
World Central Kitchen founder believes the war could cause a ‘silent’ collapse of the global fertilizer trade
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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When Policy Changes Become Hunger: Mali’s Food Crisis Explained
Aid Cuts and Regional Policy Conflict Lead to Increased Hunger in Mali
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spaaaaaaaaaaace.bsky.social @spaaaaaaaaaaace.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
This is the way. Allow free market competition, but provide a low-profit competitor to guide that market. We need this in every industry, in every town.
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 11/04/2026
It’s not just Corpus Christi. It’s happening throughout Texas. Yet our officials keep welcoming water hogs like AI data centers to arid areas. We have water for AI or for Texans. I choose Texans. Sign if you agree >> www.claytontuckertx.com/water #water #farms #datacenters #ai #texas
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Rewiring America @rewiringamerica.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“You use a stove every day, if that’s electric and that works well then I think people will accept the whole house going that way.” In New York, a $32 million pilot program will install top-of-the-line induction stoves 10,000 public housing apartment units. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Montana Free Press @montanafreepress.org · 09/04/2026
Researchers say many of the costs for SNAP waivers fall on individual grocery stores, and that the restrictions don’t help improve health outcomes for low-income people.
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Montana wants to ban ‘junk food’ from SNAP. Experts warn the waiver could backfire.
Researchers say many of the costs for SNAP waivers fall on individual grocery stores, and that the restrictions don’t help improve health outcomes for low-income people.
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Katherine Albertson @platingprogress.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A grocery store that sells food at wholesale with no markup is a relatively new concept in the grocery market. NYC is about to build five of them. Here's why that might actually be a good thing. open.substack.com/pub/platingp...
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New York City Is Learning to Feed Itself
This Grocery Experiment Could Change Everything
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