Articles by Tom Philpott
Tom Philpott was previously Grist's food writer. He now writes for Mother Jones.
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Corn lobby cashes in on tax compromise
It wasn't just plutocrats who made out like bandits in President Obama's grand tax compromise. King Corn got his paws into the public till, too, snatching a cool $5 billion. So why does fiscal rectitude mean that school lunches only get a tiny boost -- offset by a cut in food stamps?
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The FDA finally reveals how many antibiotics factory farms use — and it's a shitload
After years of avoiding the issue, the FDA has finally disclosed exactly how many tons of drugs industrial livestock operations routinely dose their animals with each year.
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Leaked document shows EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own scientists’ red flags
An internal EPA memo leaked Wednesday shows that the agency has been ignoring warnings from its own scientists about the possible pollinator-killing side effects of clothianidin, a Bayer pesticide the EPA approved for widespread use on corn and other crops.
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Food safety passes House, skulks back to Senate
Like a fallen eater rising from the mat after a nasty case of food poisoning, the food safety bill staggered back to life yesterday.
