Benji Jones

Another area Kennedy could leave a big mark, the federal dietary guidelines for Americans, a cornerstone of federal nutrition policy. A panel of experts working on the latest recommendations announced last week they will not tell Americans to consume less ultra-processed food, which has gotten a lot of criticism.

Another area Kennedy could leave a big mark, the federal dietary guidelines for Americans, a cornerstone of federal nutrition policy. A panel of experts working on the latest recommendations announced last week they will not tell Americans to consume less ultra-processed food, which has gotten a lot of criticism.

Another area Kennedy could leave a big mark, the federal dietary guidelines for Americans, a cornerstone of federal nutrition policy. A panel of experts working on the latest recommendations announced last week they will not tell Americans to consume less ultra-processed food, which has gotten a lot of criticism.

Kennedy has said the members of this panel should be prohibited from making money from food or drug companies.

Kennedy has said the members of this panel should be prohibited from making money from food or drug companies.

Kennedy has said the members of this panel should be prohibited from making money from food or drug companies.

And there's evidence to support that. In the past, researchers have connected experts on these panels to prominent food companies and lobbying groups. But some of Kennedy's other ideas about what we eat and drink may involve more bureaucratic red tape since they fall under the purview of other federal agencies.

And there's evidence to support that. In the past, researchers have connected experts on these panels to prominent food companies and lobbying groups. But some of Kennedy's other ideas about what we eat and drink may involve more bureaucratic red tape since they fall under the purview of other federal agencies.

And there's evidence to support that. In the past, researchers have connected experts on these panels to prominent food companies and lobbying groups. But some of Kennedy's other ideas about what we eat and drink may involve more bureaucratic red tape since they fall under the purview of other federal agencies.

His proposal to limit fluoride in drinking water, for example, would be up to the EPA, not HHS. And if he wants to crack down on cooking with seed oil or using pesticides in farming, he'll need to work with Trump's nominee for Department of Agriculture. And before any of that, as we mentioned before, he'll need these meetings this week to go well, so he'll be confirmed by the Senate.

His proposal to limit fluoride in drinking water, for example, would be up to the EPA, not HHS. And if he wants to crack down on cooking with seed oil or using pesticides in farming, he'll need to work with Trump's nominee for Department of Agriculture. And before any of that, as we mentioned before, he'll need these meetings this week to go well, so he'll be confirmed by the Senate.

His proposal to limit fluoride in drinking water, for example, would be up to the EPA, not HHS. And if he wants to crack down on cooking with seed oil or using pesticides in farming, he'll need to work with Trump's nominee for Department of Agriculture. And before any of that, as we mentioned before, he'll need these meetings this week to go well, so he'll be confirmed by the Senate.

What do burps and farts have to do with climate change? Well, it turns out quite a bit if they're coming from farm animals. While we often think about carbon dioxide when we talk about global warming, there's another gas that's maybe even more critical to the problem.

What do burps and farts have to do with climate change? Well, it turns out quite a bit if they're coming from farm animals. While we often think about carbon dioxide when we talk about global warming, there's another gas that's maybe even more critical to the problem.

What do burps and farts have to do with climate change? Well, it turns out quite a bit if they're coming from farm animals. While we often think about carbon dioxide when we talk about global warming, there's another gas that's maybe even more critical to the problem.

Actually, molecule for molecule, methane is more potent than carbon dioxide is when it comes to its impact on warming.

Actually, molecule for molecule, methane is more potent than carbon dioxide is when it comes to its impact on warming.

Actually, molecule for molecule, methane is more potent than carbon dioxide is when it comes to its impact on warming.

That's Benji Jones, an environmental correspondent for Vox. He tells us the bulk of global methane emissions come from human activities, and the largest single source among them is agriculture. That is, the burps and farts of farmed animals. Now, one big way to reduce those emissions would be if people cut down on how much meat they eat.

That's Benji Jones, an environmental correspondent for Vox. He tells us the bulk of global methane emissions come from human activities, and the largest single source among them is agriculture. That is, the burps and farts of farmed animals. Now, one big way to reduce those emissions would be if people cut down on how much meat they eat.