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This week, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic published an updated version of its resource titled, Community Fridges: Legal Questions and Answers. This guide was written and […]

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Originally written by Yasmin Tayag and published by The Atlantic on 11/30/2022. For refrigerators across America, the passing of Thanksgiving promises a major purge. The good stuff is the first […]

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Originally written by Madeleine Beller and published by FoodTank. The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas recently issued recommendations that may help Nigeria reach their 2035 goal to end poverty and reduce […]

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Originally written by Hadley Barndollar and published by The Providence Journal on 11/29/22. Harriet Callahan was caught completely by surprise. While visiting a doctor for arthritis a few years ago, […]

This was originally published by The Rockefeller Foundation on November 30, 2022. Grants will help prevent, manage, and treat diet-related illnesses among food-insecure Americans The Rockefeller Foundation has committed $4.6 […]

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Originally written by Lisa Moon and published on Devex on 11/11/22. For many low- and middle-income countries, climate action often competes with more immediate priorities, such as rising food insecurity, […]

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Yesterday, the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School, in partnership with My Brother’s Keeper, the Mississippi Center for Justice, and Dr. Michael Saag, M.D., […]

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In late September, the White House hosted the second ever Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health (the Conference).  The first conference, held in 1969, led to transformative change in the […]

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Jessica Grubesic and Naomi Jennings are law students in the HLS Food Law & Policy Clinic and guest contributors on this blog. To launch its ambitious five-pillar strategy to end hunger and increase healthy […]

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Originally written by Aaron Pressman and published on The Boston Globe on October 24, 2022. Ryan Begin, chief executive and cofounder of Concord-based startup Divert, sometimes has to take on […]

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This blog post was written by Sophie DeBode, a student in the Food Law and Policy Clinic. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed August 16, 2022, provides roughly $369 billion in funding […]

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Originally written by Sandhya Raman and published by Roll Call on 10/19/2022. The pandemic and a spike in drug use has exacerbated the disease, but some states are beginning to […]

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