Center for a Livable Future

10/20/2026

This year’s annual Dodge Lecture featured a fireside chat with the Center’s beloved co-founder and emeritus adviser, Bob Lawrence.

https://clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/events/dodge-lecture/livable-future-conversation-robert-s-lawrence

10/16/2026

CLF-Lerner Fellow Julia Valliant, director of American Farmland Trust, discusses with Fox News the implications of the changes in U.S. farmland ownership.

American Farmland Trust director Julia Valliant and the owners of Bushes Bunches discuss agricultural supply chains and foreign land purchases on 'Fox & Friends.'

10/15/2026

CLF’s Darriel Harris is mentioned in a Ghanian news article about how Meatless Monday Ghana is helping to improve the country's typical diet, which falls short in fruits and vegetables. Meatless Monday

https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-3-in-four-ghanaian-adults-eat-too-little-fruits-vegetables-survey-report.html

10/13/2026

“There’s a high level of consciousness about these issues,” says Patti Truant Anderson, about Iowa voters' concerns about drinking water quality, especially w/r/t nitrates and high cancer rates.

https://littlevillagemag.com/poll-iowans-opinions-on-water-quality/ Little Village Mag

A new poll from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Liveable Future (CLF) asks about the importance of water quality to Iowa voters this year. The “Iowa Water Quality Survey” looks at more than how the issue may influence voting behavior this November, finding, among other things, that 26 percent of ...

10/12/2026

CLF’s Patti Truant Anderson is quoted in an Axios Iowa article with regard to the CLF drinking water quality poll—voters are clued in and paying attention, she says.

The majority of Iowans say water quality is among their top five concerns.

10/09/2026

Enjoy these photos of another successful Dodge Lecture -- guest Bob Lawrence graced CLF with a wide-ranging conversation that covered a livable future and more.

10/07/2026

Water quality has become a key issue in the state of Iowa as election season draws near. The Iowa Capital Dispatch mentions Iowans’ concerns about water quality and cites CLF’s July poll.

Candidates for Iowa secretary of agriculture debated over their divergent plans for the role, though they agreed on some issues.

10/06/2026

A team at Sentient Media surveyed 1,000 Iowans, asking about experiences with industrial animal operations. They substantiate their findings with a CLF survey from July, which found that more than half of Iowans are concerned about their drinking water.

https://sentientmedia.org/we-asked-1000-iowans-about-factory-farming/

10/05/2026

Smithsonian Magazine asked if more protein is better, and CLF's Daphene Altema-Johnson says that adding protein to the package doesn’t make it any better.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/is-more-protein-always-better-despite-the-craze-around-the-nutrient-research-backed-evidence-about-its-benefits-is-complicated-180989584/ Smithsonian Magazine @

10/02/2026

ICYMI - CLF Unconfined's newest episode features Eric Schlosser and Tom Philpott in conversation about the momentous occasion of the 25th anniversary of FAST FOOD NATION.

https://clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-podcast/still-fast-food-nation