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Environment & Health
Trump’s EPA Proposes Repealing Some Limits on Mercury and Greenhouse Gas
“Let’s celebrate coal again,” Ohio Republican Congressman Mike Rulli said at a press conference.
RFK Jr. Packs CDC Immunization Board With Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theorists
The new board members selected by Kennedy “don’t have the technical capacity” to make sound decisions, one critic said.
Senate GOP Legislation “Is Just Open Season on Public Lands,” Critics Warn
It’s being called a giveaway to corporate interests and the rich disguised as an effort to alleviate the housing crisis.
FDA Approved Hundreds of Drugs Without Evidence They Work. Many Are Dangerous.
Patients serve as the unwitting guinea pigs — with very real consequences.
New Study Says Oceans Are Acidifying Beyond Planetary Thresholds
Scientists wrote that “the average global ocean conditions had already crossed into the uncertainty range.”
Hundreds of NIH Workers Rebuke Trump’s Funding Cuts in Protest Letter
NIH workers said they felt “compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety.”
Nuclear Winter and Climate Breakdown Are Not Separate Issues
With common adversaries, the climate and nuclear disarmament movements have an unexplored potential to work together.
Poll: Most Recognize Trump’s Budget Bill Will Lead to Millions Losing Insurance
Nearly three-quarters of Americans worry that cuts to Medicaid will lead to more adults and children becoming uninsured.
Disability Activists Bring Wisdom From the Pandemic to New Struggles Under Trump
White House rhetoric dehumanizes disabled communities, but activists continue to organize for access, care and justice.
Community-Based Violence Reduction Efforts Could Be Casualties of GOP Budget
The GOP budget’s cuts to Medicaid threaten to decimate 59 trauma recovery centers in 15 states.
Gulf Coast Communities Take on Insurers Backing Trump-Approved Fossil Fuels
Organizers in Louisiana are fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to expand methane export infrastructure.
Yurok Tribe Celebrates the Largest Landback Deal in California’s History
The tribe says they will initiate restoration projects on the 17,000 acres taken from them during the gold rush.
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Will Lead to 51,000 Preventable Deaths Each Year
Annual cuts to Medicaid would average $70 billion — roughly the same amount the wealthy will save in tax cuts.