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First-in-nation "forever chemical” policies become law in Maine

MINNEAPOLIS—In Maine, a coalition of farmers and farm groups, including the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, public health advocates and state legislators worked to enact groundbreaking legislation to stop toxic Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination of farms, food and water.

Investors and supermarkets urged to drop JBS after shock rise in its climate emissions

Press Release For Immediate Release Date: 21 April 2022

Millions in federal conservation program money in the Midwest go toward large farms, practices that make the environment worse

A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) finds that in 2020, in the 12 Midwest states, over $56 million in federal conservation dollars were spent on industrial agricultural practices.

IATP welcomes SEC climate financial risk disclosure rule as first step in holding companies, including agribusiness, accountable to investors, regulators and the public interest

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released for public comment a proposed rule on the disclosure of climate-related financial risk by U.S. companies, including food and agriculture firms, listed for trade on SEC-regulated exchanges.

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa still failing Africa's farmers

A new donor-commissioned evaluation of the controversial Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) reveals serious shortcomings in the 15-year-old initiative’s efforts to “catalyze a farming revolution in Africa.” Today, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) published

New IPCC report highlights urgent need for adaptation investments for agriculture

The latest science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear that climate change is already disrupting food systems across the globe and that significant investments in adaptation strategies are needed urgently.

Farmers and groups urge support for Maine LD 1911

Maine State House, Augusta, ME—Impacted farmers and a coalition of groups held a press conference outside the State House in Augusta today to urge passage of Maine LD 1911, An Act To Prohibit the Contamination o

Farmers and groups urge support for Maine LD 1911

Maine State House, Augusta, ME—Impacted farmers and a coalition of groups held a press conference outside the State House in Augusta today to urge passage of Maine LD 1911, An Act To Prohibit the Contamination o

Press conference on dangers of PFAS contaminated sludge in Maine and LD 1911

MEDIA ADVISORY: February 22, 2022

Press conference on dangers of PFAS contaminated sludge in Maine and LD 1911

MEDIA ADVISORY: February 22, 2022