Laws & Regulations

"The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research."

"President Trump has ordered what he called a restoration of a “gold standard science” across federal agencies and national laboratories. But the May 23 executive order puts his political appointees in charge of vetting scientific research and gives them the authority to “correct scientific information,” control the way it is communicated to the public and the power to “discipline” anyone who violates the way the administration views science."

Source: NYTimes, 06/06/2025

"USDOT Seeks Comment on Pipeline and Hazmat Regulatory Relief"

"The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public comment on two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to reduce regulatory burdens imposed on the energy sector."

Source: Pipeline Technology Journal, 06/05/2025

"Top CDC Covid Vaccine Adviser Quits After RFK Jr. Ended Recommendations"

"A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after federal health officials rescinded long-standing recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women."

Source: Washington Post, 06/05/2025

"Why Trump’s Push For ‘Gold-Standard Science’ Has Researchers Alarmed"

"Many scientists fear the Trump administration’s new standard means putting political appointees in charge, which could undercut independent research." 

Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2025

Deep Cuts Erode Basics Of US Public Health System, Threaten Worse To Come

"Americans are losing a vast array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. Gone are specialists who were confronting a measles outbreak in Ohio, workers who drove a van to schools in North Carolina to offer vaccinations and a program that provided free tests to sick people in Tennessee."

Source: AP, 06/04/2025

"White House Proposes Shutting Down Chemical Safety Agency"

"An independent agency that investigates chemical disasters — including fatal fires and explosions at chemical plants and oil refineries nationwide — would shutter by October 2026 under little-noticed language in White House budget documents released Friday."

Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2025

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