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RFK Jr. Ends 50+ Years of Public Input in HHS Rulemaking Process
This HHS policy shift may allow harmful policies to be fast-tracked without public input.
Firings at the Forest Service Are Decimating an Already Understaffed Agency
As workers continue to struggle with the fallout of their abrupt firings, their union is jumping in to protect them.
RFK Jr. Downplays Texas Measles Outbreak After First US Death in 10 Years
Rates of measles in the US have climbed significantly over the past 20 years, as vaccine skepticism has grown.
House GOP Budget Would Raise Health Care Costs for the Poor to Pay the Rich
The push to slash health care to pay for Trump's tax cuts will come back to haunt Republicans.
A Horrific Gas Leak Prompted CO2 Pipeline Safety Rules. Trump Removed Them.
Now the new regulator overseeing these matters worked previously as a lobbyist for the pipeline industry.
Trump’s Team Uses Project 2025 as Blueprint to Attack Federal Health Programs
Here are key health recommendations from Project 2025 and specific actions Trump has taken.
Trump Admin Is Trying to Raid “Green Banks” Meant to Fund Local Climate Projects
Despite its former support from Republicans, Lee Zeldin's EPA is dismantling the $20 billion clean energy loan program.
Trump Is Circumventing the Courts’ Block on His Federal Funding Freeze at NIH
By preventing mandated NIH grant meetings, Trump has effectively stalled the distribution of funds despite court orders.
Protest Rights Are at Stake as Pipeline Company Brings Greenpeace to Trial
Greenpeace faces a $300 million lawsuit from Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Study: 20 Million People Could Lose Medicaid Coverage Under GOP Bill
Proposed cuts for Medicaid and food assistance match the tax breaks they want for the 1 percent, says Sharon Parrott.