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Consumer Advocates Warn Pfizer Data Is Incomplete — Vaccine Is Still Months Away
Pfizer released promising but preliminary data on a potential COVID-19 vaccine into a charged post-election atmosphere.
Biden Says Vaccine News Is “Great,” But Warns Masks Are Still Needed
Many experts agree that, in a best-case scenario, widespread access to a vaccine won't happen until mid-2021.
Biden Announces COVID Team Including Vaccines Specialist Ousted by Trump
Bright claims he was punished earlier this year for refusing to back the Trump-endorsed drug hydroxychloroquine.
Army Corps Suspends Permit for Toxic Plastics Complex in “Chemical Alley”
Proposed emissions from the plant would triple the levels of cancer-causing chemicals in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
COVID Infections Hit New Record in US on Heels of Election
On top of the surge in cases nationwide, coronavirus hospitalizations are also soaring in more than a dozen states.
Trump Officially Leaves Paris Agreement After Years of Environmental Wreckage
The agreement is largely symbolic of how the U.S. will act -- or not -- on climate in the next four years.
Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Shell Oil Over Hypocritical Emissions Reduction Tweet
The question was seen by Ocasio-Cortez and other critics as a gross deflection of Shell's own responsibility.
Trump Suggests He May Fire Fauci After the Election
The president and the nation's top infectious diseases expert have clashed at numerous points during the pandemic.
Trump’s Rallies Are Connected to at Least 700 COVID Deaths and 30,000 Infections
“The communities in which Trump rallies took place paid a high price in terms of disease and death,” a new study finds.
Opposition to Pipelines and Fracking Is Actually a Winning Electoral Strategy
Winnable fracking bans will be on the table in the next Congress.