Posts tagged: #EPA

Tell NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to Divest State Funds From Fossil Fuels!; Oppose Nomination of Dow AgroScientist, Scott Hutchins, from USDA; Support the Environment and Demand the EPA to Ban Glyphosate!

Tell NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to Divest State Funds from Fossil Fuels!  A landmark report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was released on Monday, showing how dire our world could become if we don’t reduce our global … Read More

Urge Congress to Stop Industrial Floating Farms; Take Action to Stop Coal Ash Spills and Pollution; Register to Vote and Know the Issues Affecting our Food System;

We must Urge Congress to Stop Deregulation of Industrial Factory Floating Fish Farms! Republicans in Congress have just announced a bill which would allow for the expansion of huge, floating factory fish farms, to be built in our oceans. Factory … Read More

The #RISENY Climate March is This Week, Join the Movement!; Support the NDRC as they Fight for our Environment!; Help the Hudson River Stay Healthy and Natural!

The time is now! The #RISENY Climate Change March is this week! Join this movement and take a stand against climate change with thousands of other New Yorker’s this Thursday, September 6th at 5:30pm in Battery Park. If you haven’t … Read More

iEat Green Shares Interview with Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment

Hi All, If you missed my interview today, you’ll want to listen to it below! My guest, Adrienne Esposito, is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment. She is very knowledgeable about so many environmental … Read More

Ban on Plastic Straws Discussed in NYC; Keep the EPA Working for Public Interest; Join the People’s Movement for Climate Justice

Let’s rid ourselves of single-use plastic! Call and let your representative know that you want NO PLASTIC in retailers, as the NY City Council convenes this week to discuss the Plastic Straw ban, recently introduced by Councilman Rafael Espinal. On board, … Read More

Farmers Market Support Vanishes; New EPA Administrator; 5G Networks Stirring Concern In Communities

SNAP Recipients Left At A Loss For Shopping At Farmer’s Markets  “The Novo Dia Group, an Austin-based company that processes some 40 percent of SNAP transactions at farmers markets nationwide, said it will end its service by July 31, leaving about 1,700 … Read More

iEat Green Welcomes the Resignation of Pruitt, but Coal Lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, Might be Even Worse! We All Know Breast Feeding Is the Best Nutrition for Babies, but Our Government Would Rather Be a Formula Pusher! Who is Brett Kavanaugh? Debbie Hillman, Founder of Food, Farms and Democracy Joins Bhavani on PRN!

OMG! Just when you think things couldn’t get worse, they do!! We pressed our Congress to get rid of Pruitt, but Andrew Wheeler has worked his entire career around protecting the biggest corporate polluters, and now he is in charge … Read More

Farm Bill Updates 2018; Women’s Health a Primary Issue; Pruitt Rolls Back Our Clean Water Protections; Scorecards for Farm to Fork Standard

A few weeks ago, the House voted down the proposal for the Farm Bill (HR2) in a 213 to 198 vote; not only did it slash funding for small, mid-size farmers, but it protected wealthy corporations and mega-farms and factories … Read More