The first presidential debate seemed like it would end without a mention of the climate crisis when moderator Chris Wallace brought it up at the end of the night for a segment that lasted roughly 10 minutes. The raucous event in Cleveland, Ohio was notable for President Donald’s Trump’s constant interruptions and bullying behavior as […]
One of the leading candidates for a COVID-19 vaccine has been stopped after a study participant had a serious adverse reaction that is suspected to have been caused by the vaccine, as STAT News reported. The vaccine from the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford was in the late stages of a phase […]
By Jake Johnson After President Donald Trump on Monday suggested a COVID-19 vaccine could be fully developed and put to market “before a very special day” — apparently referring to the Nov. 3 presidential election — Sen. Bernie Sanders warned that Trump’s ongoing politicization of the vaccine process threatens to undermine public trust and safety. […]
The appearance that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is taking orders from political leaders grew stronger this week as the organization told states to prepare facilities for a coronavirus vaccine before November’s general election. The issue raised alarm for health experts who worry that a vaccine will be rolled out before its […]
In a news conference on Sunday, President Trump alongside Stephen Hahn, the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Alex Azar, the secretary for Health and Human Services (HHS), touted the efficacy of blood plasma in treating COVID-19 as they announced its approval for a treatment. And yet, the data they cited was […]
President Donald Trump wanted to cut off wildfire relief money to California because the state did not support his political goals, a former administration staffer has claimed. In a scathing campaign ad released Monday by Republican Voters Against Trump (RVAT), former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Miles Taylor said that […]
The Trump administration continued its war on appliance efficiency Wednesday with a proposal to increase the water that can flow from showerheads. The latest Department of Energy (DOE) plan follows its rollbacks on lightbulb and dishwasher standards, as well as President Donald Trump‘s repeated complaints about water-saving appliances. But consumer advocates say the changes are […]
The U.S. passed five million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, just 17 days after it hit the four-million case mark. The number means the U.S. now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than Ireland and Alabama have people, CNN pointed out. “This is such a sobering number,” Vanderbilt University infectious […]
The Great American Outdoors Act is now the law of the land. President Donald Trump signed the bill, which passed the Senate and House with bipartisan support, on Tuesday. It is considered a major U.S. conservation milestone. “You cannot overstate the importance of this bill and what it will mean for national parks, public lands […]
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