Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), was a principal architect of the landmark conservation provisions of the 1985 farm bill, which for the first time attempted to shift U.S. farm policy from a narrow focus on maximum crop production to conservation of land, water, wetlands and wildlife. He discusses the enormous challenges as Congress begins its work to reauthorize the farm bill — from protecting land and water, to spending taxpayer dollars on programs that actually help the environment, improve the quality of our food, and enhance vital federal nutrition programs for those most in need. This Program on the Global Environment Distinguished Lecture is also the first program in the Center for International Studies series on "Food (In)Security: Access, Equity, Frameworks." The event is cosponsored by the Center for International Studies, the Program on the Global Environment, and University Communications. For more information about the Food (In)Security series, visit: cis.uchicago.edu/events/2011-2012/food-insecurity-series --- The World Beyond the Headlines lecture series is a project of the Center for International Studies. Speakers at past World Beyond the Headlines events include former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, journalists Neil MacFarquhar and James Fallows, economist Jeffrey Sachs, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Learn more about the series at cis.uchicago.edu/wbh.

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