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Hunger Threatens to Plague “Golden Years” of Older Americans Due to Trump’s Cuts
Malnutrition and food insecurity are set to soar among vulnerable older populations due to aid cuts in Trump’s budget.
Trump Executive Order Looks to Cut Environmental Regulations That Musk Opposes
The draft text directs the secretary of transportation to eliminate environmental reviews for rocket launch licenses.
Public Health Experts Sound the Alarm as Trump EPA Eliminates Research Arm
Scientists warn the closure will obstruct the agency's ability to protect the environment and public health.
FL Miccosukee Tribe Joins Environmental Groups Suing Over “Alligator Alcatraz”
The tribe will keep fighting to “protect the land and save the land that saved us,” said the tribal council secretary.
New Exposé Reveals How the US’s Largest Health Insurer Silences Its Critics
The New York Times’s David Enrich discusses UnitedHealth’s tactics, from disappearing videos to legal threats.
Trump Is Trying to Dismantle Public Health — and Replace It With a Police State
It’s time to return to the kind of bottom-up struggle that helped establish modern public health in the first place.
Trump’s Funding Cuts Force Food Banks to Ration Meals for Texas Flood Survivors
Texas already leads the nation in hunger rates with more than 5 million residents facing food insecurity.
New Study Finds No Links Between Aluminum in Vaccines and Chronic Conditions
The study examined over 1.2 million patients receiving vaccines over more than two decades.
1,500 Deaths in Europe’s Heat Wave Were Due to Climate Crisis, Study Shows
“The influence of climate change has [temperatures] up by several degrees,” the study's lead author said.
Climate Erasure Replaces Climate Denial Under Trump Administration
The days of loudly debating the science have mostly given way to an effort to withhold the raw information itself.