Posts tagged: #microplastics

In the News: Cuomo Signs Bill to End Off Shore Drilling in New York, but Still Needs to Do More! Microplastic Pollution is Not Only in the Water, It is Airborne! Climate Change is Already Effecting the Foods We Grow!

Posted on April 30, 2019

We had some great news on Monday! Governor Cuomo signed a bill to end off shore drilling in NY State, but he still has not denied the permit for the Williams Pipeline, or supported The Climate and Community Protection Act … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #CCPA, #Climate Change, #farmers, #Global Warming, #Governor Cuomo, #Micro-beads, #microplastics, #plastic in ocean, #The Climate and Community Protection Act, #Williams Pipeline

Doctors Warn Against Using Plastics in Microwaves and Dishwashers; Federal Government Cuts Funding for SNAP Benefit Holders at Farmers Markets, but Gov. Cuomo Extends the Program in NYS

Posted on August 7, 2018

AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) Calling for better regulations on plastic products that we use for food and drink. It has been all over the news that plastics are a determinant to our environment, with the recent “waves of garbage” … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #farmers markets, #go plastic free, #harmful chemicals, #harmful plastics, #health risks, #leaking chemicals, #local farmers markets, #microplastics, #nyc farmers markets, #nys farmers markets, #snap benefits, #support local