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Repealing the Clean Water Rule is Not About Protecting Farmers

By Mark Ryan, Betsy Southerland / On October 4th, 2019

All Americans —farmers included— will suffer the consequences of degraded water quality and damaging floods that will come with the repeal of the Clean Water Rule.

The Grand Food Bargain: A Conversation with Kevin Walker

By Jada Mosley / On March 25th, 2019

In this conversation, Kevin D. Walker answers the question: What is the grand food bargain?

Want to Raise Backyard Chickens in Nation’s Capital? You’re Out of Cluck

By Baylen J. Linnekin / On May 13th, 2016

Washington, DC attorneys Allison Sheedy and Daniel McInnis share their home in the city’s Chevy Chase neighborhood with their four children. They share their large yard with Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Minnie Mouse, India, and Red, their four egg-laying hens.

Wealthy Investors vs. the Land, Livelihoods, and Locals

By Michael Kugelman / On April 7th, 2016

Whenever we hear about stories like these, stories of such immense exploitation and predation, there is a tendency to think: How can this happen? How can obscenely rich investors run roughshod over the land, livelihoods, and rights of impoverished local communities, and with utterly no consequences?

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Repealing the Clean Water Rule is Not About Protecting Farmers

The Grand Food Bargain: A Conversation with Kevin Walker

Want to Raise Backyard Chickens in Nation’s Capital? You’re Out of Cluck

Wealthy Investors vs. the Land, Livelihoods, and Locals

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