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Trump’s Tariffs Will Drive Up PPE Costs, But Organizers Are Ready

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With the impact of Donald Trump’s bevy of tariffs on foreign goods—including Covid protective gear—around the corner, Covid Safe Colorado knew it needed more masks to ride the wave. The organization, which has distributed masks and tests across the state since 2023, was able to arrange an order for hundreds of thousands of masks from […]

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Prepping Cities for Climate Chaos Isn’t “Woke,” but Team Trump Is Killing EPA Resiliency Grants

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Thomasville, Georgia, has a water problem. Its treatment system is far out of date, posing serious health and environmental risks. “We have wastewater infrastructure that is old,” said Sheryl Sealy, the assistant city manager for this city of 18,881 near the […]

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US Mayors Are Making Climate Action Personal—and It’s Working

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Bibb was living in a tight, one-bedroom apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. He couldn’t open his windows because his home was an old office building converted to residential units—not exactly conducive to […]

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Team Trump is Poised to Kill a Critical Program It Likely Knows Nothing About

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This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nearly two decades ago, scientists made an alarming discovery in upstate New York: Bats, the world’s only flying mammal, were becoming infected with a new, deadly fungal disease that, in some cases, could wipe out an entire colony in a matter of […]

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“BS”: Former HHS Secretary Blasts White House Defense of False Citations in MAHA Report

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The former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra said the Trump administration’s explanations of how fake studies wound up cited in Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s “Make America Health Again (MAHA)” report is “BS.” “We have an obligation to protect the health of the American people, and to be silent […]

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Study Finds High Levels of Roundup-Type Weedkiller in Tampons in the UK

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Toxic pesticide levels have been found in tampons at levels 40 times higher than the legal limit for drinking water. Traces of glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, has been found at very high levels in […]

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Republicans Snuck Two Devastating Health Care Measures Into Trump’s Megabill

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In the early morning hours on Thursday, after an all-night session of tense negotiations, House Republicans narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package. In addition to the largest cuts to Medicaid in US history, the bill contains provisions that have alarmed health care advocates since they first showed up in earlier versions of […]

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FDA to Cut Covid Booster Access, Excluding In-Home Carers

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On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Covid booster shots will be limited to people over 65 and those with pre-existing health conditions that would put them at higher risk of acute complications. The FDA’s move is not surprising, given that Trump-appointed Covid contrarians Vinay Prasad, the director of the Center for Biologics […]

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RFK Jr. Is Coming for Abortion Pills

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Earlier this month, the Trump administration scored seemingly positive headlines when it asked a federal court to dismiss a case brought by three Republican states seeking to restrict telehealth access to mifepristone, the first of two drugs used in a medication abortion. Several news outlets claimed in headlines that the administration would “defend” access to […]

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The GOP’s Plan to Defund Planned Parenthood Would Add $300 Million to the Deficit

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The contentious plan to defund Planned Parenthood, included in the Republican-backed reconciliation bill that would slash millions in Medicaid funding, would cost taxpayers $300 million over the next decade, according to a leaked preliminary estimate compiled by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The news comes as House Republicans have doubled down on the proposal […]

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25 Arrested While Protesting GOP Medicaid Cuts

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Within the first few minutes of Tuesday’s House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on planned Republican Medicaid cuts—which would render more than 8 million Americans uninsured—a contingent of protesters entered the room in Washington, DC’s Rayburn Building where members of Congress had gathered. The protesters, shouting “No cuts to Medicaid!” represented groups including the […]

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