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NIH Will No Longer Fund Research on the Health Effects of Climate Change
The directive follows the Trump administration’s broader agenda to gut efforts to document and address climate change.
Kids Are Getting Sick From RFK Jr.’s False Measles Remedy, Doctors Say
Nearly 380 cases of measles have been identified in the US this year, the highest number since 2019.
Billionaires Advance Fossil Fuels at “Energy Super Bowl” in Houston
Hundreds of climate activists protested the conference’s display of billionaire power and celebration of fossil fuels.
Here’s How the Right Is Packaging Its Conspiracies in Environmentalism
When public health problems aren’t met with structural solutions, conspiracies cloaked in green rhetoric can flourish.
EPA Poised to Roll Back Rule to Designed to Improve Chemical Accident Prevention
Following a letter from industry groups assailing the regulation, the EPA administrator announced he’d revisit the rule.
Former EPA Employees Warn of Polluted Skies Ahead Under Trump
The vast majority of voters want a strong EPA, but Trump is laying the agency to waste.
Public Health Experts Say Texas Is Poised to Make Measles a Nationwide Epidemic
The outbreak has reached 11 counties in the state and has been linked to cases in New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Setting Ominous Precedent, Court Tells Greenpeace to Pay $660M to Pipeline Firm
The March 19 ruling from a jury in North Dakota sets a chilling precedent that could erode protest rights in the US.
Trump Admin Considers Ending Division Tasked With Funding HIV/AIDS Prevention
The move could send the US back to “the dark days of the ‘80s, when people died from HIV every day,” one advocate said.
World Meteorological Organization: Last 10 Years Have Been the Hottest on Record
A WMO report also found that 2024 was the warmest year in a 175-year observational period.
Medicaid Cuts Would Decimate Native American Health Programs
Tribal leaders are calling on Congress to exempt tribes from cuts and are preparing to fight to preserve their access.
HHS Website Removes Advisory Declaring Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis
The HHS web page that once featured the former surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence now reads "Page Not Found.”
Cuts to Federal Food Aid Are Severing a Lifeline for Natural Disaster Survivors
USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs and shortfalls, all as hunger continues to climb.