By Brent Cunningham It’s no secret that RFK Jr. has not delivered for his MAHA constituents. On everything from glyphosate to ultra-processed foods, Kennedy has either yielded to Trump’s agenda ...

The first time Jesse Gabriel was asked to consider a food safety bill, in 2023, he was wary—to say the least. Banning food dyes? It sounded a little “California woo-woo.” ...

By Theodore Ross The latest installment in FERN’s special series, “MAHA and the Midterms,” is by Jill Filipovic, and it poses ...

The initial loading of breakfast cereals with sugar has been attributed to a single person: Jim Rex, a heating-equipment ...

Marina Arbetman stands in the middle of a raspberry field with a look of disbelief. Though she knew what to expect, to actually see it is, by turns, baffling, outrageous, and saddening.

Much attention has been paid to the MAHA moms, and rightly so. Women have powered the movement, evangelizing for whole foods and raw milk on Instagram, successfully pressuring Donald Trump to ...

The Food & Environment Reporting Network is the first independent, non-profit news organization that produces in-depth and investigative journalism in the critically under-reported areas of food, ...

By Brent Cunningham Over the years, we’ve produced quite a few stories about salmon in Alaska. Mostly it’s been a story of loss: fewer wild fish, Native communities ...

“Europe’s record heatwaves and droughts are slashing harvests, driving up food prices and exposing vulnerabilities in the continent’s food system. Food security expert Tim Benton warns that climate ...

Wendell Berry, who died August 31, 2026, at the age of 92, was a contributor and adviser to Orion from its inception in 1982. As part of a tribute to Berry, the magazine republished his 2002 piece of ...