Washington, Dec. 11 -- Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following op-ed:
Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-1) reintroduced the Zero Food Waste Act, legislation that would create a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program to reduce food waste nationwide. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
"It is unacceptable that as food insecurity grows across our country, nearly half of all food produced in the U.S. goes to waste, costing consumers billions of dollars and fueling the climate crisis. This level of waste is especially troubling when so many families are struggling to put food on the table, and when food production and food ...