Lisa Elaine Held
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Senior Staff Reporter at Civil Eats
Journalist: Food/ag/env/health. Currently: Senior staff reporter @CivilEats. [email protected], secure: Signal/@lisaelaineh.47, [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held
She said SNAP “serves as an automatic stabilizer in difficult economic times,” explaining that as more people need benefits, that money circulates back into the economy almost immediately. “By design, SNAP can very quickly adapt when we have an economic downturn.” States, however, generally face budget crises during recessions, she said, and wouldn’t be able to deal with ups and downs in the same way.
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3 weeks ago |
civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held
USDA Drops Rules Requiring Farmers to Record Their Use of the Most Toxic PesticidesPesticide watchdog groups say the regulations should be strengthened, not thrown out. June 3, 2025 – Many farmers will no longer have to keep any records of when, where, or how they’re using pesticides known to pose the highest risks to human health and the environment after a recent change made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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3 weeks ago |
civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held
Food and Ag Agencies Plan to Cut Billions from Research, Conservation, and MoreMothers and children using the WIC program would also get fewer dollars to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables. June 2, 2025 – Over the weekend, the three agencies that have the most impact on the American food system released more details on how they would cut spending to align with the broader budget President Trump outlined for fiscal year 2026.
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3 weeks ago |
civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held
In April, two weeks after being sworn in as the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Marty Makary sat down for an interview with conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly. Over the course of an hour, the food pyramid came up several times. “Are we redoing the food pyramid?” Kelly asked, in one exchange. “We’re redoing the food pyramid,” Makary confirmed, with gusto. “Thank God!” Kelly replied.
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1 month ago |
civileats.com | Lisa Elaine Held
May 29, 2025 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has terminated funding for a major trial testing the safety and efficacy of a vaccine to protect Americans from bird flu, should the virus begin circulating in humans. Moderna announced yesterday that it had achieved promising results in the first stage of its trials and was expecting to advance to “late-stage development” of the vaccines, when the HHS notified the drug company that the funding had been canceled.
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During today’s House Ag hearing, Representative Mary Miller used air quotes when she said “climate change,” implying that it is not real. A reminder that the climate crisis is the number one threat facing American farms, according to scientific fact. https://t.co/ycnFD4siom
My latest: “That is the height of cruelty,” said @SenBooker. “It is a violation of our values. It is a moral obscenity.” @CivilEats https://t.co/FMsPAwqHMa
Scoop: In the notice, USDA said the regs are “obsolete,” but they were also one of the only potential sources of data on when, where, and how “restricted use” pesticides are used. @CivilEats https://t.co/SnBtMFrbcp https://t.co/JvimOwybSm