Priya Sundaram
Covers what industrial ag does to land, water, and air — and the growers fighting to reclaim the ground beneath their feet. Soil health is her beat; extractive capital is her villain.
Recent reporting
Supreme Court Blocks Roundup Cancer Suits, Shields Monsanto
In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said pesticide companies can't be sued under state law—a massive win for Monsanto and Bayer that silences thousands of victims.
California Acts on PFAS: Assembly Bans Forever Chemicals by 2035
California's legislature just took aim at toxic PFAS pesticides contaminating soil and water. The ban would phase out forever chemicals that already coat the state's fruit and vegetables.
PFAS from Pesticides Found Widespread in California Water
Environmental testing reveals pesticide-derived 'forever chemicals' contaminating California's surface water and sediment, raising alarm for agricultural communities.
Factory Farms Are a Food Safety Risk. Consolidation Made It Worse.
Industrial livestock farming drives most U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks. The same consolidation that concentrated market power also concentrated biological risk.
After USDA's Local Food Cuts, Congress Pushes Back
A bipartisan bill aims to restore regional food infrastructure USDA gutted, offering small farms a direct lifeline outside the commodity market squeeze.
Paraquat Is Banned in the EU. It's Still Being Sprayed on US Farms.
A widely used herbicide linked to Parkinson's disease and childhood leukemia. EWG and advocates pushed New York to ban it — the EPA's registration stands nationwide.
California Moves to Ban PFAS Pesticides That Show Up in 9 in 10 Peaches
California's AB 1603 would ban 53 PFAS pesticides by 2035, with residues of the PFAS fungicide fludioxonil turning up in 90% of tested peaches and plums.
Four Packers, One Price: Why Cattle Ranchers Are Fighting the Meat Monopoly
Four companies slaughter most US beef. Ranchers say that concentration rigs the price against them — and a wave of lawsuits and rules is trying to break the grip.
Forever Chemicals on the Farm: How PFAS-Laced Sludge Poisoned American Cropland
For decades, farmers spread treated sewage sludge as cheap fertilizer. Now PFAS in that 'biosolid' is contaminating fields, milk, and livelihoods. Here's the explainer.
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