Articles by Whitney Forman-Cook

Michelle Obama, in her keynote address to the Partnership for a Healthier America 2015 Summit today, celebrated the successes of her Let s Move! campaign and vowed to continue advocating for healthy living well after her husband leaves office.

The FNV team, a new collaboration backed by big name corporations and celebrities focused on building demand for fruits and vegetables among teens and moms, today introduced its plan to  take over America s taste buds  through new and improved marketing at the Partnership fo

With strong bipartisan support, the House has passed legislation that would give the EPA 90 days to prepare an assessment and propose a management plan for cyanotoxins 0 the toxic byproducts of algae blooms 0 found in drinking water.

EPA chief Gina McCarthy had few, if any, definitive answers on the impending Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule today at a House Energy and Commerce Committee s hearing on the agency s budget for fiscal 2016.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman today called on county government officials from across the country to support President Obama�s request for trade promotion authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.

USDA is planning to give farmers and ranchers an extra two weeks, until March 13, to sign up for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).

Thirty-five conservation groups are urging the Senate and House budget committees to reject President ObamaÐs fiscal 2016 budget proposal to cut $800 million from farm bill conservation programs.

Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer of California and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut along with Rep. Pete DeFazio, D-Ore., held a press conference today to reintroduce a mandatory GMO labeling bill that will face stiff opposition in a Congress controlled by Republicans.

The chairman of the House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee today told the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the agency wont be getting the $72 million increase in spending President Obama is asking for.

Mississippi Rep. Alan Nunnelee, a member of the House Appropriations subcommittee that writes spending bills for the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration, has died after nearly a battle with brain cancer.