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"Moderna Launches mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine Trial After HHS Cancels Funding" [1]

"The Department of Health and Human Services had canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in funding previously committed to help develop mRNA vaccines."

"Moderna is launching a large-scale clinical trial of a shot to combat bird flu in humans after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department had canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in funding previously committed to aid in vaccine development.

Agriculture [2]
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Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Science [11]
Technology [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [15], 04/22/2026
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As Wildfires Worsen, Exposure To Smoke May Increase Risk Of Several Cancers [16]

"With cigarette smoking declining and fire frequency on the rise, wildfire smoke may emerge as a key driver of cancers in the United States, new research finds."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [5]
Environmental Health [6]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [18]
Science [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [19], 04/22/2026
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"Interview: Christopher Borgert on an Infamous Glyphosate Paper" [20]

"The pharmacologist gathered more than 60 researchers to push back on the retraction of a Monsanto-linked research paper."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [18]
Science [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Undark [23], 04/22/2026
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#SEJ2026 Live — Coverage of Conference Tours [24]

SEJournal is providing full coverage of all eight of the day-long tours from the annual Society of Environmental Journalists’ conference, April 15-18, in Chicago. In Part 2, contributors Meg Duff [25], Nathaniel Eisen [26], Nhung Nguyen [27] and Marlowe Starling [28] provide detailed reports from tours focused on the transitioning steel industry, microgrids, climate-friendly crop practices and evolving Midwestern agricultural systems.

Also check out the first round of tour coverage and read all the great work [24] from our team of early-career freelance journalists, part of SEJournal’s live #SEJ2026 Live conference reporting.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [30]
Agriculture [2]
Air [31]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [34]
Food [35]
Forests [36]
Government [8]
Health [37]
Infrastructure [38]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [40]
People & Population [10]
Planning & Growth [41]
Policy [42]
Pollution [18]
Science [11]
Technology [12]
Transportation [43]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Wildlife [46]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
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War and Pizza — #SEJ2026 in Chicago [48]

Nearly as rejuvenating as attending the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual gathering is perusing the après-conference spoof by contributing quipster David Helvarg. While it seemed he was mostly there unabashedly preselling his forthcoming book, he somehow found time to send up SEJ’s earnest sessions, lambast its blown-up tours and rib its beat dinners. Read his Chicago roast.

SEJ Publication Types: 
SEJ News [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [2]
Air [31]
Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Government [8]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [39]
Natural Resources [40]
Policy [42]
Pollution [18]
Science [11]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
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"Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds" [50]

"Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes."

Biodiversity [3]
Environmental Studies [34]
People & Population [10]
Science [11]
Public [13]
International [51]
Source: NYTimes [52], 04/20/2026
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"The American Chestnut And Its Central Place In The Eastern Landscape" [53]

"In a quiet stretch of western Massachusetts stands a sycamore so old it was around when the Constitution was signed. It’s awe-inspiring, with branches bigger than the entire trunks of most trees. ... In the eastern United States, that rare sense of awe was once supplied in bulk by the American chestnut."

Biodiversity [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Studies [34]
Forests [36]
Science [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [54], 04/17/2026
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Stakes High As Supreme Court Set To Rule On Law Involving Glyphosate [55]

"Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warn"

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [21]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [32]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [34]
Food [35]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Pollution [18]
Science [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [56], 04/17/2026
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Trump FDA Considers Physician, A Fox News Regular, For Top Vaccine Post [57]

"The Trump administration is considering Houman Hemmati, an ophthalmologist, entrepreneur and frequent Fox News guest, to serve as the nation’s next top regulator of vaccines and treatments for complex diseases, according to three people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal conversations."

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Health [37]
Laws & Regulations [9]
People & Population [10]
Science [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [58], 04/16/2026
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"Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll" [59]

"The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”"

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [5]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [39]
Science [11]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [60], 04/15/2026
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