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‘Bean New Deal’ bill to require plant‑based options at public institutions draws health, climate and faith supporters
Summary
Public‑health, environmental and religious advocates urged the Joint Committee on Higher Education to support S922, a bill that would require public institutions to offer at least one plant‑based protein option at every meal.
A broad coalition of public‑health advocates, environmental organizations, faith leaders, students and food‑system groups testified in favor of S922 — the so‑called "Be New Deal" — which would require Massachusetts public institutions (including schools, state facilities and public colleges) to offer at least one plant‑based protein option at each meal and expand plant‑based options in public nutrition programs.
Margaret Woodruff of the Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and Xavier Toledo, a registered dietitian with the Physicians Committee for…
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