Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
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Reuters journalist covering agriculture, fed agencies, more. email: [email protected]; signal: leahjdouglas.01
on the food & ag beat for 10-15 years, depending how you count. they/them.
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Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· Aug 28
Live: CDC director Monarez ousted after RFK Jr. vaccine shifts
Kennedy took questions with Texas Governor Abbott during a press conference in Austin. Departing senior CDC officials told Reuters that changes to CDC's vaccine advisory board and other policies drove them to resign.
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Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· Aug 13
Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· Aug 13
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EJ Today News
@ejtodaynews.bsky.social
· Aug 13
'MAHA' activists urge Trump to oppose limits on pesticide regulation
President Donald Trump should block the U.S. House from limiting the regulation of pesticides and "forever chemicals" in its environmental appropriations bill or risk losing Republican support, more than 200 activists aligned with the "Make America Healthy Again" movement said in a letter to Trump.
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Ted Hesson
@tedhesson.bsky.social
· Jul 11
One California worker dead, hundreds arrested, after cannabis farm raid
A California farmworker died on Friday from injuries sustained a day earlier when U.S. immigration agents raided a cannabis operation and arrested hundreds of workers, according to a farmworker advocacy group.
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Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· Jul 11
One California worker dead, hundreds arrested, after cannabis farm raid
A California farmworker died on Friday from injuries sustained a day earlier when U.S. immigration agents raided a cannabis operation and arrested hundreds of workers, according to a farmworker advocacy group.
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Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Immigration raids on California cannabis nurseries spark protests
Federal agents conducted immigration enforcement raids on Thursday on state-licensed marijuana nurseries in an agricultural region of coastal Southern California, where they were later confronted by throngs of angry protesters.
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Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· Jul 10
US agriculture agency to end consideration of race, sex in many farm programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer's race or sex in many of its farm loan, commodity and conservation programs, ending a longstanding effort by the agency to address its history of discrimination.
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Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· Jun 11
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Doina Chiacu
@doina.bsky.social
· May 31
Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs
By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat's galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters.
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Leah Douglas
@leahjdouglas.bsky.social
· May 31