New USDA dietary guidelines are a win for the meat industry and a loss for the environment

Grist
By Kate YoderJan 7, 2016, 8:51 pm121 pts
Last year, the USDA pulled the ol’ bait-and-switch on us at Grist. The bait: Rumors surfaced that new dietary guidelines might advise Americans to eat less beef for the environment’s sake. The switch: Two days later, we heard that the guidelines wouldn’t mention the environmental impact of food at all.…

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