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#FOREWORD FRIDAY: What's It Going to Take?

By Jada Mosley / On March 8th, 2019
Before he announced his candidacy for president, Jay Inslee was an Island Press author dedicated to igniting America's clean energy economy.

A new Farm Bill, but the same old heartburn…

By Daniel Imhoff / On January 25th, 2019
Both houses of the US Congress passed a compromise on a newly revised Farm Bill this week. This encyclopaedic legislation allocates nearly $100 billion of taxpayer money annually for food assistance, farm subsidies, on-farm conservation incentives and a dozen other programme categories.

Time for a Climate Resilient Farm Bill

By Daniel Imhoff / On January 17th, 2019
It is time for farmers and policy makers to jointly create a legislation that provides both for the survival of the planet and allows them to survive financially with ongoing taxpayer funding. There is no other sane option.

Republicans and Democrats on Climate? An Environmental Mediator Weighs In

By Lucy Moore / On March 27th, 2018
As a mediator, I am always interested in unlikely bedfellows snuggling up to solve a problem, particularly in cases where there is no mediator, no third party to make the bed and tuck them in. These bold hookups, generated by the parties themselves, can result in creative solutions that one side or the other would have never considered but that end up meeting the needs of both.

Capitol Hill Briefing: A Q&A with Brian Richter

By Katharine Sucher / On March 14th, 2018
As the leading environmental publisher, Island Press is committed to spreading ideas that inspire change. Sometimes, that means taking those ideas straight to lawmakers. On February 8, Island Press partnered with Congressman Jared Huffman's office to co-sponsor a briefing on Capitol Hill on water scarcity and sustainable infrastructure.

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