Agricultural Policy Archives • Children's Health Defense

Agricultural Policy

cotton field and bottle of dicamba

February 09, 2026

EPA Reapproves ‘Dangerous’ Pesticide That ‘Threatens Farmers’ Livelihoods’

coca-cola bottles and u.s. map

January 29, 2026

Why Soda Is Cheaper Than Water — And What That Says About America’s Food System

factory farm pig and waterway

January 27, 2026

How Factory Farms Dodge Pollution Rules — and Move Millions of Gallons of Toxic Waste Into U.S. Waterways

paula yockel and sludge

January 20, 2026

Oklahoma Mom Tells Trump: Dumping Sewage Sludge on Farmland Won’t Make America Healthy Again

January 16, 2026

Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Protect Pesticide Giant Bayer From Cancer Lawsuits

rfk jr. and new food pyramid

January 07, 2026

RFK Jr. Flips the Food Pyramid

pesticide tractor and word "liability"

January 05, 2026

Bayer Loses Round One in Fight for Legal Immunity, But More Battles Lie Ahead

December 15, 2025

Iowa Factory Farms Release Trillions of Pounds of Manure Every Year — The EPA Doesn’t Require Them to Have a Permit

October 31, 2025

Cancer-Causing Drug Banned in Most Countries Still Allowed in U.S. Pork

October 07, 2025

Groups Appeal Ruling That Lets Factory Farms Hide Toxic Air Emissions Linked to 12,700 Deaths a Year

premie on the left and water pollution pipe on right

August 13, 2025

Nitrates in Water, Even Far Below ‘Safe’ Levels, Increase Health Risks for Babies

July 28, 2025

EPA Pushes to Allow Dicamba, a Pesticide Twice Banned by Federal Courts

u.s. capitol building

July 21, 2025

MAHA Must Push Republicans to Prioritize Americans’ Health Over Pesticide Maker Profits

cows and clipboard with words "antibiotic resistance"

April 30, 2025

Widespread Use of Antibiotics on Factory Farms Linked to Millions of Deaths Every Year — Will HHS, FDA Take Action?

hogs and hog farm

April 01, 2025

Toxic Gases From Factory Farms Seep Into Homes of Nearby Residents. One North Carolina Community Is Fighting Back.

women sitting in doctor office and word "pesticides"

March 17, 2025

Women Suffer Most From Failure to Regulate Pesticides, Report Finds

March 13, 2025

‘100% Not in Line’ With MAHA: USDA Cuts to Critical School Lunch, Local Farm Programs Put Kids at Risk

tractor on a farm with agriculture law book on right side

March 10, 2025

Industry-friendly Laws Could Mean More Chemicals in Food Production — and Trouble for the MAHA Agenda

chicken and h5n1 vaccine bottle

February 28, 2025

USDA’s $1 Billion Plan to Combat Bird Flu Calls for Vaccines and Killing More Birds — Will It Work?

February 18, 2025

RFK Jr.: HHS Will Investigate All Possible Causes of Chronic Disease — Including Vaccines

girl drinking milk and American flag

February 13, 2025

Amish Farmer’s Raw Milk Win Signals Hope for Food Freedom

February 11, 2025

PR Firm Shuts Down Site That Profiled Pesticide Critics After Investigation Reveals USAID Funding

cdc website in magnifying glass and cover image for the CDC "The Junior Disease Detectives" book

February 06, 2025

‘Operation Outbreak’: CDC Grooming Teens, Kids to Fear Pandemics, Critics Say

January 28, 2025

‘Punch in the Gut’: EPA Plans to Raise Allowable Levels of Weedkiller Atrazine

January 22, 2025

EPA Delays Decision on Popular Weedkiller Linked to Parkinson’s

American flag and milk

January 07, 2025

‘Big Win’ for Amish Farmer and Food Freedom in Raw Milk Case