Lisa Elaine Held

@lisaelaineh

Journalist: Food/ag/env/health. Currently: Senior staff reporter @CivilEats. [email protected], secure: Signal/@lisaelaineh.47, [email protected]

Baltimore, MD

Joined May 2009

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Civil Eats@CivilEats · Jun 30

The Department of Labor will no longer enforce a 2024 rule that expanded protections for guest workers who come to the U.S. to work on farms through the H-2A program. buff.ly/8e8SIMO

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Civil Eats@CivilEats · Jun 30

New: Supreme Court Weighs in on Cases Impacting Roundup & Prop. 12 Bayer will have to wait until the next session to find out if the court will hear its Roundup case, pork industry loses another Prop. 12 battle. Latest in the Food Policy Tracker. ⬇️ buff.ly/BhBcTnJ

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Lisa Elaine Held@lisaelaineh · Jul 2

My latest, super relevant to what’s happening in the House today

CCivil Eats@CivilEats · Jul 1

NEW: Amid SNAP Debate, Are Lawmakers Ending Waste and Abuse—or Dismantling a Safety Net? In their ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Republicans are proposing major changes to food assistance. Experts warn that will mean increased hunger for millions of people. buff.ly/Uiui2Qa

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Civil Eats@CivilEats · Jun 23

Close to 2,400 employees of the Natural Resources Conservation Service have accepted an offer to resign, leaving fewer hands to protect rural landscapes. Read more from @lisaelaineh. ⬇️ buff.ly/wgddzkO

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Lisa Elaine Held@lisaelaineh · Jun 11

During today’s House Ag hearing, Representative Mary Miller used air quotes when she said “climate change,” implying that it is not real. A reminder that the climate crisis is the number one threat facing American farms, according to scientific fact. civileats.com/2023/03/20/the…

lisaelaineh's tweet card. In this week’s Field Report, food and agriculture in the IPCC’s summary report, new drinking water limits for PFAS, and policy debates over food insecurity.

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Lisa Elaine Held@lisaelaineh · Jun 4

My latest: “That is the height of cruelty,” said @SenBooker. “It is a violation of our values. It is a moral obscenity.” @CivilEats civileats.com/2025/06/04/dem…

lisaelaineh's tweet card. Senators today forecast the devastating impacts on American families should Republicans succeed at cutting $300 billion in SNAP spending, with one describing the cuts as a ‘moral obscenity.’

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Lisa Elaine Held@lisaelaineh · Jun 4

Scoop: In the notice, USDA said the regs are “obsolete,” but they were also one of the only potential sources of data on when, where, and how “restricted use” pesticides are used. @CivilEats civileats.com/2025/06/03/usd…

lisaelaineh's tweet image. Scoop: In the notice, USDA said the regs are “obsolete,” but they were also one of the only potential sources of data on when, where, and how “restricted use” pesticides are used. @CivilEats civileats.com/2025/06/03/usd…

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Lisa Elaine Held@lisaelaineh · May 19

“Some of these groups have been working on improving these rules since the 1990s. It’s literally been decades, and finally, actual rules were finalized that have meaningful protections, and it’s just too precious a fight.” @CivilEats civileats.com/2025/05/19/liv…

lisaelaineh's tweet card. The meat industry is attempting to roll back protections for producers, but no one knows if Trump’s USDA will counter its efforts.

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Marcia Brown@Marcia_Brown9 · May 15

Great scoop frm @YarrowGrace “With the current budget environment, once this train leaves the station, if these investments are NOT included, it is hard to see a path forward for the remaining pieces of the farm bill,” House Ag GOP staff told farm groups politico.com/live-updates/2…

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