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Ask a Scientist: What Value Do Wetlands Provide?

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While development, forestry, and climate change all contribute to wetland loss, draining for agriculture has been the single biggest cause since the 1800s. STACY WOODS: The US has lost half of its wetlands since its founding. Wetlands in the United States are now even more vulnerable after the Supreme Courts 2023 decision in Sackett v.

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What Should the 2023 Food and Farm Bill Include—and How Do We Make It Happen?

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This legislation covers everything from crop insurance to conservation to forestry to nutrition , so over the past few months I’ve been learning a lot! Now that I’ve joined UCS I’ve plunged into the world of food security within the United States, which means I’m looking at the food and farm bill in a whole new light.

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Ask a Scientist: Stopping Big Ag from Hijacking US Farm and Food Policy

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Their suggested marker bills included provisions that would broaden access to US farm loans for historically underserved borrowers, help farmers address the climate crisis, better protect food and farm workers, halt industrial agriculture mergers by strengthening relevant antitrust laws, and expand SNAP benefits and government nutrition programs.

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