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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
City of Austin's Memorial Day office closures, trash collection, park schedules
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin announced several closures on Memorial Day, including administrative offices and other municipal facilities. The city said administrative offices would return to normal business hours Tuesday. City of Austin utilities customers are urged to continue making payments online at or by calling 1-833-375-4949. In-person payments would be accepted at most HEB, Fiesta Mart, Randall's, and Walmart stores on Memorial Day. Austin's curbside trash collection service is not impacted by the holiday. Austin Resource Recovery Curbside Collections said customers can check their collection schedule anytime in the Austin Recycles app or at The Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center will be closed but Austin Water's Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant will be open during regular hours, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., for yard trimmings and large brush drop off. City parks, golf courses, cemeteries, year-round pools and splash pads will be open. Hours vary by location. Visit the Parks and Recreation and Park Closures pages for up-to-date details. Library resources can be accessed at the Austin Public Library website. The city encourages Austinites and visitors to celebrate Memorial Day responsibly and know how to get home safely. Additionally, the following public resources are available, if needed, during the holiday weekend. Report power outages at or by calling 512-322-9100. For non-emergency issues or to submit service requests, call 3-1-1 or download the Austin 3-1-1 mobile app . Report water or wastewater emergencies by calling 512-972-1000. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
13-04-2025
- Health
- The Hill
To make America healthy again, invest in organic food
If you're an American reading this, the odds say you suffer from chronic disease — 60 percent of U.S. adults have at least one chronic disease, and 40 percent have two or more. Heart disease, cancer and diabetes are the leading drivers of the nation's $3.8 trillion in annual healthcare costs. The worst part? We're doing it by eating food that's bad for us. We're eating ourselves to death. And it's not just how much we eat, or our addictive taste for ultra-processed foods. It's the way we are growing our food. If we really want to turn this mess around and lower health care costs and the prices of groceries, we have to eat more organic foods grown on American Farmland. And we have to use fewer pesticides — a lot less. U.S. organically grown food demand is soaring, with double-digit growth since 2000, reaching a record $70 billion in 2023. Traditional grocery stores like Walmart, Costco and HEB now sell more organic foods than natural food stores do. Hippies in San Francisco aren't driving this trend — moms and dads in Chevrolets are. They want the apples in their apple pies to be organic. A Pew report proves it: 55 percent of the public says organic fruits and vegetables are better for our health than pesticide-laden produce. That number is only likely to grow; more than three in four millennial and Gen Z respondents say it is important to buy and eat organic food. But production isn't keeping pace. The Organic Farmers Association says we've been losing domestic organic acres and farms since 2021. And only 1 percent of farmland grows organically raised crops, despite 6 percent of the market being organically grown food. To bridge the gap, we import nearly $3 billion a year worth of organic foods. We're never growing coconuts in the U.S., of course, but it makes no sense to import organically grown corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries and squash. We can grow those here, and in the process, we can Make America Healthy Again. In February, President Trump created the Make America Healthy Again Commission. Among its responsibilities is to study 'any potential contributing causes' to childhood diseases, 'including the American diet' and the 'over-utilization of medication, certain food ingredients, certain chemicals, and certain other exposures.' We already know we should switch more acres to organic. Ask any American farmer whether he or she wants to grow food using a ton of pesticides and you'll get a hard no. But there are real — and really expensive — barriers to switching. For one, the government should keep its word on contracts it signed and guaranteed during COVID to reimburse organic farmers who invested in farm infrastructure. Nobody likes a welcher, especially a federal one. If we want to Make America Healthy Again, a good start would be to honor those signed contracts. Next, try upping the incentives to shift to organic farming. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the Transition to Organic Partnership Program, but even with past federal investments of $300 million to expand the effort, this is, to pardon the pun, small potatoes. We need to invest more, create new tax incentives for businesses who buy organic commodities domestically, and target grant funding to move away from pesticides to the foods the public wants. What won't help? Eliminating the EPA's Office of Research and Development. Trump's Department of Government Efficiency needs to take a mulligan on that, and instead put farmers and families ahead of chemical companies. Invest alongside farmers in research that supports the resilience of organic farming. Last, we must go hard after the people who lie when they claim to produce organic products. Those soaring foreign organic imports have brought a higher incidence of foods fraudulently claiming to be organic. The Strengthening Organic Enforcement policies that went into effect in 2024 are a good start, but we need this administration to fight this fraud even harder. George Washington said, 'Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man.' That goes double for organic farming. If our food system on the whole is making us sick, organic farmers provide the best medicine with healthy food. We have the answers. We just need to decide we have the will.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fort Worth ISD teacher surprised with HEB award for excellence in education
The Brief Fort Worth ISD teacher, Dr. Karen Galley, surprised with the HEB award for 'excellence in education' for her work teaching social studies to students who are new to the United States Superintendent, Dr. Karen Molinar called the award a reflection of the district's new direction to improve student achievement. Dr. Galley is now a finalist for the HEB grand prize and will travel to Austin in May for a chance to win $25,000 A North Texas educator was surprised in her classroom with a cash award as HEB's way of recognizing her for excellence in education. What we know Dr. Karen Galley teaches social studies to students, most of whom are new to the United States. "The students at our school are amazing. They come from all over the world, so the classroom you walked into, I had students from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Burma, all over Africa. The real key is making them feel comfortable and building a relationship with them," she said. Galley is interrupted in her classroom with a surprise honor: an award for 'excellence in education' from the grocery chain HEB. "Now we are here to present to her $1000, and your campus also gets $1000," said HEB spokesperson, Emily Lynch. Galley applauded as she told her students, "That's money for the school!" What they're saying Superintendent Dr. Karen Molinar, who came along for the surprise visit, called the award a reflection of the district's new direction to improve student achievement. "Some of them come here they can't speak the language or write the language so they need extra support," she said. "Having direct contact with students is always going to be what accelerates growth." Tenth grader Vung Heih Cing Kap grew up in Burma. "She is very cool, fun with us and she teaches awesome and when we learn, she is patient with us. She is amazing. It's nice to to be in her class," she said. "She's good! Yeah, she's an amazing teacher. She helps us to speak English, to learn," said the ninth grader, Justin Iradukunda. The impact Galley has on her students is immeasurable, but she says her students teach her just as much. "They learn from me, but I learned so much from them," she said. What's next Dr. Galley is a finalist for this HEB award. She will travel to Austin in May. If she is selected for the grand prize, she will win $25,000 and her school will also receive $25,000. The Source Information in this article is provided by HEB and interviews with students at Fort Worth Independent School District.
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Canned tuna sold by Trader Joe's, Costco and others recalled for botulism risk
Tri-Union Seafoods, an El Segundo-based food supplier, announced a recall for canned tuna products distributed to stores in California and other states that may be at risk for botulism poisoning. The affected brands include Trader Joe's, Costco, HEB and Genova. No one has become ill in connection with the affected products, according to the recall, but an issue with the easy-open pull tabs may cause the cans to leak over time or become contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes botulism. Affected products can be identified by lot codes printed on the can, which are listed on the recall online. Cans involved in the recall have "best if used by" dates between 2027 and 2028, and should be returned to a retailer for a refund or thrown away. The only products sold in California that are included in the recall are 5-ounce cans of Genova yellowfin and solid white tuna. In all, the recall includes canned tuna sold in 27 states by Trader Joe's, Costco, HEB and other grocery stores. People should not eat any of the recalled products even if they are not leaking or do not smell spoiled, Tri-Union warned. The bacteria responsible for botulism do not cause odd smells or tastes in food. Customers should seek medical attention if they feel unwell. Botulism is a type of food poisoning that causes life-threatening symptoms including paralysis and difficulty breathing, according to the California Department of Public Health. Symptoms include drooping eyelids, difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, blurry vision and weak muscles. A listeria recall in October affected 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, including Trader Joe's cooked chicken products. It was part of a wave of 26 food recalls to hit California between September and November last year that included raw milk from a Fresno-based dairy where cows were infected with H5N1 bird flu, organic carrots from City of Commerce contaminated with E. coli and cucumbers from Arizona contaminated with salmonella. Whether that spate marked an unusual level of foodborne illnesses is hard to say because testing systems and investigative steps have significantly changed over time, experts said. Sign up for our Wide Shot newsletter to get the latest entertainment business news, analysis and insights. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
12-02-2025
- Health
- Los Angeles Times
Canned tuna sold by Trader Joe's, Costco and others recalled for botulism risk
Tri-Union Seafoods, an El Segundo-based food supplier, announced a recall for canned tuna products distributed to stores in California and other states that may be at risk for botulism poisoning. The affected brands include Trader Joe's, Costco, HEB and Genova. No one has become ill in connection with the affected products, according to the recall, but an issue with the easy-open pull tabs may cause the cans to leak over time or become contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes botulism. Affected products can be identified by lot codes printed on the can, which are listed on the recall online. Cans involved in the recall have 'best if used by' dates between 2027 and 2028, and should be returned to a retailer for a refund or thrown away. The only products sold in California that are included in the recall are 5-ounce cans of Genova yellowfin and solid white tuna. In all, the recall includes canned tuna sold in 27 states by Trader Joe's, Costco, HEB and other grocery stores. People should not eat any of the recalled products even if they are not leaking or do not smell spoiled, Tri-Union warned. The bacteria responsible for botulism do not cause odd smells or tastes in food. Customers should seek medical attention if they feel unwell. Botulism is a type of food poisoning that causes life-threatening symptoms including paralysis and difficulty breathing, according to the California Department of Public Health. Symptoms include drooping eyelids, difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, blurry vision and weak muscles. A listeria recall in October affected 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, including Trader Joe's cooked chicken products. It was part of a wave of 26 food recalls to hit California between September and November last year that included raw milk from a Fresno-based dairy where cows were infected with H5N1 bird flu, organic carrots from City of Commerce contaminated with E. coli and cucumbers from Arizona contaminated with salmonella. Whether that spate marked an unusual level of foodborne illnesses is hard to say because testing systems and investigative steps have significantly changed over time, experts said.
