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Environment & Health
Communities Say Congress Broke Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mine Lands
The House passed a bill to repurpose $500 million meant for cleaning up coal country’s environmental and safety hazards.
House GOP Bill Would Roll Back Key Protections in US Chemical Safety Law
“This bill is a chemical lobby wish list,” said one critic.
EPA Proposal Threatens Ability to Block Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects
Critics warn the changes would deprive states and tribes of their rights and weaken freshwater-quality protections.
EPA No Longer Considering Lives Saved in Pollution Rules, Only Cost to Business
The policy change says the “quiet part out loud,” one environmental advocate said.
Trump’s EPA Is Questioning Its Own Legal Authority to Regulate Pollutants
Government records show the agency is reconsidering whether it can revise pollution rules in reaction to new science.
Senate GOP Urged to Extend Affordable Care Act Subsidies After House Vote
“The Senate must vote on it ASAP to lower costs for tens of millions of Americans,” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
A Year After LA Fires, Don’t Forget How Trump and Musk’s Lies Hurt Recovery
Powerful figures were “pouring rhetorical fuel on the flames of the very real fire," says journalist Jacob Soboroff.
Critics Question RFK Jr.’s Changes to Food Guidance That Emphasize Red Meat
The changes are “a giant step back from decades of evidence-based nutrition research and science," a nutritionist said.
Venezuelan Oil Brought to US Would Be Refined in Black Gulf Coast Communities
Residents say US control of Venezuela’s heavy crude will worsen environmental racism along the Gulf.
Disability Justice Organizers Are Creating the Liberatory Future We All Deserve
Organizers share where they find hope in the struggle for disability justice as we go into the second year of Trump 2.0.
Local Officials Anticipate Surge in Costs as Residents Set to Lose Health Care
An estimated 10 million people will be newly uninsured over the next decade due to the GOP megabill passed last year.
CDC Slashes Vaccine Recommendations for Children, Alarming Health Experts
“We can no longer trust … our federal government for credible information about vaccines,” one critic said.
The FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Can Put Patients’ Lives at Risk
Generic drugs are supposed to be equivalent to brand-name medications — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that.