RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health
Prominent vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr., is a proven menace to public health. But with a bird flu outbreak looming, he is poised to take a perch atop the federal public health enterprise
Bury Me on the Moon—Preferably on the Far Side
The far side of the moon offers grounds for compromise between advocates and opponents of lunar development
We Can Live without Fossil Fuels
The fossil-fuel industry argues that we can’t live without its deadly products. It is wrong
Climate and Conservation Ballot Measures Approved Even in Places Trump Won
Four counties in Florida that voted for Trump also voted to conserve open space, reduce flood damage and protect habitat
Ending NASA’s Chandra Will Cut Us Out of the High-Resolution X-Ray Universe
The Chandra X-ray Observatory is facing closure. Shutting it down would be a loss to science as a whole
What RFK, Jr.’s Role in Trump’s Administration Could Mean for Public Health
Federal health scientists voice concern over an anticipated takeover by medical skeptics in Trump’s second administration
Kristi Noem, Set to Oversee Disaster Agency, Has Rejected Climate Science
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security and its disaster agency has said people aren’t driving temperature increases and declined to accept federal climate money for disaster preparedness as governor of South Dakota
We Need to Ensure Legal Cannabis Is Safe
Today’s cannabis plant is highly cultivated and incredibly potent. Treating it like a commodity, and not a testable, regulated medicine, is hurting people
Worker Protections for Extreme Heat in Peril after Trump’s Election
A Biden administration proposal that would require employers to provide cooling measures under extreme heat conditions may be scuttled by the incoming Trump administration
What Trump Can—And Probably Can’t—Do to Reverse U.S. Climate Policy
The new president-elect can go beyond just pulling out of the Paris Agreement. But it may be more difficult to roll back clean energy policies
Trump’s Administration Will Attack Health Care from Multiple Angles
The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that antivaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will be empowered
Trump Victory Is a ‘Gut Punch’ to U.S. Climate Action
President-elect Trump vowed to promote fossil fuels, weaken pollution regulations and reverse Biden administration climate efforts