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Jan 08, 2016, 07:00 ET New Dietary Guidelines Dismiss Leading Science and Public Concern for the Environment

In a shocking abrogation of responsibility for the public good, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) released this week fail to highlight the...

Oct 07, 2015, 03:36 ET Fighting for Sustainability Language in Dietary Guidelines

In what Columbia University Professor and Director of the Earth Institute Jeffrey Sachs, in speaking with My Plate, My Planet, called a "shameful...

Oct 05, 2015, 12:06 ET Analysis Finds Strong Support for Sustainability, Less Meat in Dietary Guidelines

A new analysis released today of an unprecedented 29,000 public comments on the 2015 Scientific Report's recommendations on the Dietary Guidelines...

Mar 24, 2015, 10:37 ET Environmental and Health Leaders Show Support for Historic Inclusion of Sustainability Language in 2015 Dietary Guidelines

In a show of force, more than one hundred signatories from the nation's leading environmental organizations and thought leaders are publicly...