National (U.S.)
Senate Votes To Give FDA Regulatory Power Over Tobacco
My Brush With Dengue Was Excruciating. Even Scarier: How Fast It’s Spreading
"When the chills, body shivers, and pounding headache first hijacked my system, I was 30,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, midway through a 14-hour flight to Manila in the Philippines."
"White House Finalizes Overhaul of Environmental Permitting Rules"
"A White House environmental office will officially strike down its federal permitting rules Thursday, wiping out a set of standards that had been in place nearly 50 years."
"Ohio Utility Corruption Defendants To SCOTUS: Bribes Are Free Speech"
"The only two individuals who have stood trial for their role in the largest utility corruption scandal in Ohio’s history have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their cases and reverse their convictions."
"House GOP Prioritizes Trump’s Changes To Showerheads"
"House Republicans are hoping to soon deliver a win for President Donald Trump’s agenda — or at least his hair — by voting to codify his long-desired showerhead changes into law, one of their top priorities of the new session."
"Here’s Why New EPA Rules On ‘Everywhere Chemicals’ Could Fall Short"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to regulate five types of phthalates, chemicals that are widely used in plastics and other common products."
"EPA Delays Enforcement Of Regional Haze Guidelines"
"The Environmental Protection Agency is once again delaying the enforcement of regional haze guidelines. The agency has given states a three-year extension to submit plans to clean up harmful air pollution at national parks and improve public health, according to Sierra Club."
"FEMA Staff Bracing for Dismissal of 1,000 Disaster Workers"
"Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisors are advising their staff to prepare for the elimination of 1,000 jobs this month as part of changes that Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is overseeing at the agency, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions."
After White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
"Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are 'overwhelmingly' non-white."











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