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Axed teen pregnancy prevention programs win back federal funds
Federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to restore all funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program.
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An anti-science mindset has infiltrated many aspects of our government.
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National parks report on climate change finally released, uncensored
Human causes of climate change had all been deleted, delaying the report for months.
Flood thy Neighbor
Inside a secretive lobbying effort to deregulate federal levees
Nearly a year after record Midwestern floods caused $1.7 billion in damage, a secretive lobbying effort is underway to roll back flood regulations.
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How will Trump’s lax emissions standards save money and lives? By assuming Americans will simply drive less
Scientists under political pressure “basically knew the answer that the White House wanted, and they were going to cook the books,” one engineer says.
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Farm wars
The herbicide dicamba is causing a civil war in farm country, honeybees are rustling in California’s almond groves and more.
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To the ends of the Earth
We travel the globe, from bottom to top, to confront the growing threats from climate change.
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Killing migratory birds, even unintentionally, has been a crime for decades. Not anymore
Trump’s interior secretary nominee, David Bernhardt, has pushed to weaken long-standing protections for migratory birds, alarming scientists.
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Recording reveals oil industry execs laughing at Trump access
In a recording of a 2017 meeting, they boast about ties to David Bernhardt, Trump’s current interior secretary nominee.
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Scientist who resisted censorship of climate report lost her job
Climate change scientist Maria Caffrey led a trailblazing study outlining the risks of rising seas at national parks.
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Trump’s choice for Interior Department secretary had big role in eliminating bird protections
David Bernhardt, a former industry lobbyist, has been personally involved with policymaking that helps oil companies.
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Bees face yet another lethal threat in dicamba, a drift-prone pesticide
The EPA extended its approval of the weed killer for two more years, despite scientists’ warnings.
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Trump’s swap of ‘irreplaceable’ wilderness allows millions of dollars in seafood transport
A road through a national refuge in Alaska is meant to be for medical evacuations. But a little-known loophole lets it move fish, not just patients.
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Silencing science
President Donald Trump says he doubts humans have much of a role in climate change. His administration has downplayed the science of climate change and sought to silence scientists working for the federal government.
