Amid Trump Cuts, Climate Researchers Wait for the Ax to Fall
Climate experts whose research is funded by federal grants hide, whisper and wait for their jobs to disappear
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Ariel Wittenberg
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Workers Have Died in Extreme Heat as OSHA Has Debated Protections
The June heat dome contributed to the deaths of at least three people. They have died as federal regulators have weighed whether to finalize the nation’s first heat protection rule for workers
RFK, Jr. Silent as EPA Weakens Mercury Pollution Rules
RFK, Jr. fought mercury pollution for years, but he is now in an administration that wants to make it easier for industries to dump it into the air and water
Oil Industry Asks Trump Administration to Kill Heat Safety Rule
Oil industry opposition to a planned OSHA rule to limit heat deaths comes as oil and gas workers face increasingly dangerous conditions
AI Could Help Save Patients from Extreme Heat
AI could be used to comb through electronic health records and warn vulnerable people about dangerous heat waves
Trump Aims to Cut Hospital Disaster Preparedness Program
The Hospital Preparedness Program helps hospitals and emergency managers save lives in wildfires, tornadoes, pandemics and other mass-casualty events. The Trump administration has proposed cutting it
Trump Targets Air-Conditioning and Heating Funds for Low-Income Households
The Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides funding for home heating and cooling
West Nile Virus Proliferates where Climate Change Brings Warm, Wet Weather
Houston’s warm, wet spring, driven in part by climate change, was a boon for mosquitoes and West Nile virus
U.S. Deaths from Heat Are Dangerously Undercounted
By vastly understating the number of heat-related deaths, medical officials make it harder to improve heat safety and save lives
Child Asthma Will Worsen with Trump’s Pollution Rollbacks and RFK, Jr.’s CDC Cuts
President Trump has ordered agencies to act “urgently” to curb asthma—a goal at odds with moves to roll back air pollution limits and with RFK, Jr., cutting CDC experts