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Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity.<\/p>\n

Green Roofs Can Restore Nature in Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new report<\/a> from the European Commission (EC) is calling attention to a key opportunity to help cities deliver climate solutions: green rooftops and walls.\u00a0<\/span>They <\/span>confirm that better integration of greenery can improve biodiversity, climate adaptation, stormwater management, energy efficiency, and social well-being in urban environments, all of which can make cities more livable as urban populations continue to grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Green roofs, also called living roofs or eco-roofs, are not new, but in the 1980s, the technology for widespread installations became more readily available.\u00a0<\/span>Despite the many benefits, their integration is uneven across Europe. Regulatory challenges, skill gaps, funding shortages, and limited integration in mainstream planning and building practices can hold cities back from scaling these green spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the report offers a way forward. Targeted incentives and funding schemes, biodiversity-oriented design and monitoring requirements, and stronger planning and building regulations can help cities move in the right direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although it is an investment upfront, Steven Peck, Founder and President of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, <\/span>says<\/span><\/a> it\u2019s worth it: \u201cThey\u2019re going to be healthier places to live in the face of ongoing climate change impacts. And that\u2019s where the money is going to be. That\u2019s where the creativity is going to be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Is the MAHA Movement Becoming Disillusioned with the Trump Administration?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supporters of Make America Healthy Again <\/span>seem to be losing faith<\/span><\/a> in the Trump-Vance Administration and members of the Republican Party, t<\/span>he New York <\/span>Times<\/span><\/i> reports. <\/span><\/p>\n

Six of MAHA\u2019s most prominent leaders have, in separate videos, announced that they are so disappointed with President Donald Trump that the party risks losing them.\u00a0<\/span>Many are upset by contradictory messaging or inaction that they\u2019re seeing. This includes the recent executive order to boost domestic production of the herbicide glyphosate despite Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s earlier promises to ban or restrict agri-chemicals and the failure to secure enough votes for Casey Means to\u00a0<\/span>become Surgeon General.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But this doesn\u2019t mean that MAHA supporters are flipping to the Democrats. Zen Honeycutt, Founder of Moms Across America, says, \u201cThe only thing that matters is action. Not a political party.\u201d <\/span>And some, feeling that their vote is useless, may ultimately sit out of the next election in November.<\/span><\/p>\n

But this shouldn\u2019t keep Democrats from trying to win them over, according to Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster. She has seen independent and undecided voters tip elections in close races.\u00a0<\/span>Congressmember Chellie Pingree sees the opening and is telling her colleagues that they\u2019re \u201cmissing a big opportunity\u201d if they\u2019re not talking about pesticides and healthy food. \u201cThe reason Donald Trump ran on them, the reason he put R.F.K. in office is because people care about them,\u201d Pingree says. \u201cWe should be all over this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

New York Acts to Close GRAS Loophole<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York legislators recently <\/span>passed<\/span><\/a> the New York Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act, banning several food additives from products manufactured, distributed, or sold in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In March, the bill passed in the Senate with unanimous bipartisan support, and it now heads to Governor Kathy Hochul for her signature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The legislation will eliminate three additives\u2014potassium bromate, propyl paraben, and Red Dye No. 3\u2014that have been <\/span>linked to<\/span><\/a> cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive toxicity from foods. Red 3 has been banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since the legislation was first introduced. <\/span>The law also requires companies to disclose the safety data for all food chemicals in a publicly available database.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, this progress represents \u201csignificant strides\u201d toward closing the GRAS loophole, which currently allows companies to decide which chemicals are \u201cgenerally recognized as safe\u201d for us in food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to close the GRAS loophole nationally, but advocacy groups are still waiting for action at the federal level, prompting Jessica Hernandez, Environmental Working Group\u2019s Legislative Director, <\/span>to declare<\/span><\/a>, \u201cNew York is stepping up where Washington has slowed down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunger Is Becoming Concentrated in Conflict-Hit Countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Nations finds that of the 266 million people in 47 countries who experienced high levels of acute food insecurity, <\/span>two-thirds<\/span><\/a> are concentrated in just 10 countries.\u00a0<\/span>Conflict is the major driver of this crisis, accounting for more than half of all cases of severe hunger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The severity of hunger is also worsening. The number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has increased ninefold since 2016. <\/span>Young people are the most vulnerable, with 35.5 million children acutely malnourished, including nearly 10 million suffering from severe acute malnutrition, a life-threatening condition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

U.N. Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres says the new report is \u201ca call to action to summon the political will to rapidly scale up investment in lifesaving aid, and work to end the conflicts that inflict so much suffering on so many.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Aid organizations also warn that unless the world changes its strategies for addressing hunger, the world may become trapped in a cycle of deepening crises. FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu says that we can\u2019t rely solely on food assistance, and must prioritize the protection of local food production that builds long-term resilience over time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bolivia\u2019s Farmers Are Protecting Their Land\u2014And Future<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/span><\/i> reports<\/span><\/a> that cacao producers are pushing back against the gold mining industry to protect their land.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2017, residents in Palos Blancos and Alto Beni, situated in the northwest region of Bolivia that are reliant on organic agriculture, noticed a mining dredge appear on the nearby Boopi River.\u00a0<\/span>Gold mining hadn\u2019t touched the municipalities yet, but farmer Roberto Gutierrez says that he and his neighbors saw the environmental destruction it caused in other areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Communities responded quickly, pushing back against the miners, and they left. Four years later, thanks to persistent organizing efforts, the two municipalities passed mining bans. Three years after that, in 2024, a departmental law further legitimized their stance.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe showed people that mining does more harm than good. People have realized that gold is temporary, but agriculture and conservation are for life,\u201d Ulises Ari\u00f1ez, former environment secretary for Palos Blancos, says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the last five years, the price of gold has <\/span>skyrocketed<\/span><\/a>, driving miners into new regions. At least 10 other municipalities and Indigenous territories are exploring bans like those in Palos Blancos and Alto Beni even as the national government seeks to loosen regulations for the industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pablo Sol\u00f3n, an environmental activist, says that the local bans may represent their best hope to protect the Amazon. And there is reason for optimism. Just last year, four new areas in Bolivia were established to keep them free from mining. And on Peru\u2019s side of Lake Titicaca, a court suspended mining outside authorized areas along Bolivia\u2019s Madre de Dios River.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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