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Environment & Health
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.
Trump’s Air Quality Rollbacks Will Cause More in the US to Face Disease, Death
The moves to slash environmental and public health protections weaken rules dealing with a range of health threats.
Trump Admin Decision to Axe Advisory Groups May Spell Trouble for Food Safety
The move comes after hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses more than doubled last year in the US.
Court Docs Reveal Citibank Froze Nonprofits’ Accounts on FBI’s Request
Citibank was following requests from the Trump White House when it froze the accounts of several nonprofits last month.
RFK Jr. Spreads Dangerous Lies About Measles as Texas Outbreak Tops 220 Cases
Dozens of people, mostly children, have been hospitalized in Texas due to the outbreak.
Critics Slam the EPA’s Plan to Shutter All Environmental Justice Offices
EPA head Lee Zeldin also announced that he was canceling 400 grants for environmental justice and diversity initiatives.
Five Years After COVID’s Onset, the Republican Party Wages War Against Vaccines
Despite the ongoing spread of COVID, measles and bird flu, Trump has handed power to anti-vaxxers and vaccine skeptics.
What Did Big Pharma Execs Discuss at Mar-a-Lago? Progressives Want to Know.
The CEOs of Pfizer and Eli Lilly attended private dinners with Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Measles Outbreak in Texas Highlights Impact of Underinvestment in Public Health
Like COVID, measles is revealing how aging infrastructure and doctor shortages leave rural communities vulnerable.
RFK Jr.’s Directive for National Cancer Institute May Harm Research, Experts Say
Materials on vaccines, fluoride, and other topics will now receive special scrutiny by an institute “clearance team.”