Greener groceries: Team finds eco impact of 57K foods

Scientists evaluated the environmental impact of 57,000 foods at the grocery store. Their findings could benefit the Earth and our health.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~8 min

Which grocery shopping option generates the most emissions?

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people use the grocery store. But which option is the worst—and best—for the environment? A new study has answers.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Aug. 11, 2022 ~7 min


Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties – blackouts are a growing problem

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~7 min

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Elena N. Naumova, Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University • conversation
June 29, 2022 ~7 min

Climate change could enable Alaska to grow more of its own food – now is the time to plan for it

Homegrown tomatoes and corn in Alaska? Climate change could make it possible in the 2030s and ‘40s – a rare silver lining for this fast-warming state.

Nancy Fresco, SNAP Coordinator, Research Faculty, University of Alaska Fairbanks • conversation
Feb. 3, 2022 ~9 min

Grocery workers suffer the mental health effects of customer hostility and lack of safety in their workplace

Supermarket employees, still laboring in crisis mode, continue to report significant rises in physical and mental health problems.

Sabrina V. Helm, Associate Professor of Retailing and Consumer Science, University of Arizona • conversation
Nov. 24, 2021 ~9 min

The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food

A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.

Douglas Buhler, Director of AgBioResearch and Assistant Vice President of Research and Innovation, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 ~5 min

Customers drive grocery store worker distress during pandemic

Grocery store workers report experiencing severe levels of mental distress during COVID-19. Customers are one major cause.

Lori Harwood-Arizona • futurity
Dec. 22, 2020 ~10 min


During COVID, older adults should avoid the grocery store

Older adults should avoid making trips to the grocery store during the pandemic and instead use curbside pick-up or food delivery, new data shows.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Dec. 3, 2020 ~4 min

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