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Environmental Health

"White House Abruptly Pulls Dave Weldon’s CDC Nomination Before Hearing"

"The former congressman who drew scrutiny for anti-vaccine views did not appear to have the votes for confirmation amid a measles outbreak, according to people familiar."

Source: Washington Post, 03/14/2025

‘Global Weirding’: Climate Whiplash Hitting World’s Biggest Cities: Study

"Climate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed." "Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped".

Source: Guardian, 03/13/2025

Plastic Pollution Leaves Seabirds With Brain Damage Similar To Alzheimer’s

"Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine wildlife."

Source: Guardian, 03/13/2025

Trump Admin Slams Brakes On Government's Adoption Of Electric Vehicles

"The Trump administration has halted much of the federal government's adoption of electric vehicles into its massive fleet of cars and trucks."

Source: NPR, 03/13/2025

"Majority Of The World’s Population Breathes Dirty Air, Report Says"

"Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir analyzed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India had the dirtiest air."

Source: AP, 03/13/2025

"E.P.A. Targets Dozens of Environmental Rules as It Reframes Its Purpose"

"Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the agency’s mission was to make it cheaper to buy cars, heat homes and run businesses."

Source: NYTimes, 03/13/2025

Hazel Johnson Launched a Movement in Chicago That Trump Is Trying to End

"Cheryl Johnson, who took charge of People for Community Recovery in 2010, just before her mother’s death, says MAGA can’t end a decadeslong fight that affects poor white communities as well as communities of color."

Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 03/12/2025

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