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WATCH: One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate the critically important “social cost of carbon” calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy.
Trump Executive Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals
One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate the critically import...
propub.li
March 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
WATCH: One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate the critically important “social cost of carbon” calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy.
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Patients often don’t know what care they’re entitled to under state law. One survey found 86% of people with insurance don’t know which government agency to call for help.
Knowing how to navigate the system can make all the difference.
Knowing how to navigate the system can make all the difference.
Health Insurers Have Been Breaking State Laws for Years
States have passed hundreds of laws to protect people from wrongful insurance denials. Yet from emergency services to fertility preservation, insurers still say no.
propub.li
November 30, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Patients often don’t know what care they’re entitled to under state law. One survey found 86% of people with insurance don’t know which government agency to call for help.
Knowing how to navigate the system can make all the difference.
Knowing how to navigate the system can make all the difference.
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Donald Trump is about to bankrupt Americans with his tariffs.
Start saving now.
Start saving now.
November 26, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Donald Trump is about to bankrupt Americans with his tariffs.
Start saving now.
Start saving now.
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The woman who accused then-Fox News host of sexual assault in 2017 said that she "remembered saying 'no' a lot," according to a police report. Hegseth is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense.
Police report gives details, timeline of the sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth
The woman who accused then-Fox News host of sexual assault in 2017 said that she "remembered saying 'no' a lot," according to a police report. Hegseth is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:29 PM
The woman who accused then-Fox News host of sexual assault in 2017 said that she "remembered saying 'no' a lot," according to a police report. Hegseth is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense.
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I wrote about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s various weird ideas about HIV/AIDS, and why they could soon become the rest of the world's problem if he becomes HHS secretary. In the words of one expert I spoke to, "I can't believe we're having this conversation." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. has made false and dangerous claims about AIDS. That could become a global problem.
Will the United States abandon life-saving efforts to research and fight the virus?
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:57 PM
I wrote about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s various weird ideas about HIV/AIDS, and why they could soon become the rest of the world's problem if he becomes HHS secretary. In the words of one expert I spoke to, "I can't believe we're having this conversation." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this:
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women www.propublica.org/article/geor...
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SpaceX could soon get the go-ahead to launch Starship 25 times a year in South Texas.
The Federal Aviation Administration released preliminary findings that stepping up the number of annual launches would not result in “significant environmental changes.”
The Federal Aviation Administration released preliminary findings that stepping up the number of annual launches would not result in “significant environmental changes.”
FAA gives initial environmental OK for 25 annual Starship launches from Texas
The Federal Aviation Administration released its preliminary findings on how 25 annual Starship launches would not result in significant environmental changes.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:33 PM
SpaceX could soon get the go-ahead to launch Starship 25 times a year in South Texas.
The Federal Aviation Administration released preliminary findings that stepping up the number of annual launches would not result in “significant environmental changes.”
The Federal Aviation Administration released preliminary findings that stepping up the number of annual launches would not result in “significant environmental changes.”
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Leak the report. Pass it on.
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Leak the report. Pass it on.