Policy
Restrictions on Psilocybin ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Are Easing as Research Ramps Up
Here’s how the psychedelic substance’s legal status has been shifting
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Climate Change
Senate Passes Historic Climate Bill—Here’s What Comes Next
The Senate’s passage of a monumental climate bill comes after decades of legislative defeats, but it is still an early step in drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Politics
Nearly $53 Billion in Federal Funding Could Revive the U.S. Computer Chip Industry
The CHIPS and Science Act aims to support domestic semiconductor production, new high-tech jobs and scientific research—even NASA
Climate Change
How the Senate Climate Bill Will Boost Clean Energy
The surprise climate bill’s electricity provisions would help the U.S. surge toward its emissions reduction goals
Climate Change
How the Senate Climate Bill Could Slash Emissions by 40 Percent
A surprise breakthrough on climate and energy legislation revives President Biden's environmental commitments by outlining large emissions reductions
Epidemiology
‘Their Lives Are Worth More Than Ours’: Experts in Africa Slam Global Response to Monkeypox
Earlier action by the World Health Organization and Western countries could have helped control monkeypox in Africa
Privacy
Data Vu: Why Breaches Involve the Same Stories Again and Again
Data breaches involve the same old mistakes; we must break the cycle
Policy
Canada’s Residential Schools Were a Horror
Founded to carry out the genocide of Indigenous people, they created conditions that killed thousands of children
Policy
Biden Vows to Take More White House Action on Climate Change
President Joe Biden announced plans to expand offshore wind development and climate resilience funding for communities
Reproduction
Police Who Tear-Gas Abortion-Rights Protesters Could Induce Abortion
Tear gas is widely used by law enforcement, even though it may cause spontaneous abortion
Climate Change
The Clean Air Act Is a Model for Protections We Need More Than Ever
The Clean Air Act, now undermined by the Supreme Court, exemplifies how the U.S. government once tackled “major questions”—and could again
Climate Change
Three Climate Rules Threatened by the Supreme Court’s EPA Decision
The court’s use of the “major questions” doctrine is likely to spur challenges to climate and energy regulations
Policy
What Researchers Know about Gun Policies’ Effectiveness
Studies are “decades behind,” owing to a lack of funding, but research is picking up
Policy
Supreme Court Decision Hinders EPA but Leaves Avenues Open for Climate Regulation
The agency can still impose stronger limits on other air pollutants that coal plants produce, which could also reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Public Health
Regulating Power Plants Is a Health Issue
Doctors must get more involved in the public health crises that climate change will bring
Policy
Columbine Should Have Been an Isolated Event: It Was Just a Beginning
An emergency medicine physician remembers witnessing the carnage of more than one mass shooting
Policy
Sending Health Care Workers instead of Cops Can Reduce Crime
A study shows that first responders who are not police can be more effective for low-level incidents
Policy
It’s Time for Science to Take Down Bullies in Its Own Ranks
Academics too often use intellectual attainment to excuse abusive behavior. That needs to stop
Policy
Keeping a Business Safe without a Mask Mandate Requires a Nuanced Approach
Government or company-wide mandates give businesses cover for policies perceived as political
Policy
Where Gun Stores Open, Gun Homicides Increase
More oversight of dealers and investment in impoverished communities are key to reducing violence, experts say
