The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.

Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.

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DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says https://t.co/FdK5JtFKWJ via @NYTimes

Six workers who died in what authorities suspect was exposure to gas at a dairy farm include a 50-year-old father and two sons, an incident that left rural Colorado communities in mourning. https://t.co/avVVTPhV0h

Supreme Court clears way for nearly $800 million in cuts to NIH grants - The Washington Post

Wednesday, Aug. 6, marked the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the law that ended the era of Jim Crow voting laws that blocked Black Americans from exercising their right to cast a ballot. But 60 years later, there’s renewed effort to give parties more control over the

E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change https://t.co/cY4DFKdPYg via @NYTimes

You may have seen pictures in recent months of ICE agents making immigration arrests in public spaces. Some wearing street clothes, using unmarked cars and covering their faces with masks. But there is a related headline — a handful of arrests of people posing as ICE officers,

Insight: This family self-deported to Mexico, and lost everything - Reuters

White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California | California | The Guardian

For decades, the National Cancer Institute, or NCI, has spearheaded breakthrough advancements against the disease. Since the 1990s, cancer deaths have been reduced by a third. But now, the world's premier cancer institute is in the midst of a fierce battle over its future.

Breaking News: The EPA said it would eliminate its scientific research arm and begin firing hundreds of scientists, after denying that it intended to do so.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees. https://t.co/rGuRQMnsWR

Florida’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district in north Florida that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

UC Santa Cruz partners with UC Davis to launch new Central Coast medical program - News

The White House's effort to cut back $9.4 billion of already allocated government spending faces a critical vote in the Senate this week. Some Republicans have concerns about the cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting as the clock ticks to Friday’s deadline to approve or

A New York Times investigation found that Moscow has been using Brazil as a launchpad for its global espionage operation. They seemed like ordinary Brazilians — starting businesses, building friendships and having romantic relationships. They even had legitimate Brazilian birth

Justice Dept. Demands Patient Details From Trans Medicine Providers https://t.co/Z5EJ5fnxzR via @NYTimes