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Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages

✇NYT > Science
By:Sarah Kliff and Katie Thomas
11 April 2025 at 12:19
Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” reached $10 billion last year. A leading seller made a large donation to President Trump’s election campaign.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Woodlawn, Md.

Experts Doubt Kennedy’s Timetable for Finding the Cause of Autism

✇NYT > Science
By:Christina Jewett
11 April 2025 at 12:17
The nation’s health secretary announced that he planned to invite scientists to provide answers by September, but specialists consider that target date unrealistic.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his pledge to discover the reason for the increasing rates of autism during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.

Amid Tension Around H.H.S. Cuts, Kennedy Meets With Tribal Leader

✇NYT > Science
By:Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
8 April 2025 at 21:00
The health secretary’s appearance at a tribal self-governance conference brought collegial discussions and a bit of friction.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a visit to a Native Health facility in Mesa, Ariz., on Tuesday, part of a tour of the Southwest.

Nuclear Testing Not Advised, Trump’s Nominee Says in Senate Hearing

✇NYT > Science
By:William J. Broad
8 April 2025 at 18:54
Brandon Williams, the nominee to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration, said he would recommend reliance on “scientific information” rather than a restart of explosive testing.

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Brandon Williams, a former New York representative and President Trump’s nominee for under secretary for nuclear security at the Department of Energy, in 2023.

Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Reviving U.S. Coal Industry

✇NYT > Science
By:Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul
8 April 2025 at 18:54
The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.

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President Trump signed several executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reviving the coal industry. But a major coal revival seems unlikely, some analysts say.

Climate Change Could Become a Global Economic Disaster

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:David Gelles
10 April 2025 at 13:52
New warnings from financial firms and insurers point to a future defined by profound risks to the global economy from heat, storms and other disasters.

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Flooding in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2023. By 2049, costs from the effects climate change could total more than $38 trillion annually.

Trump Threatens Climate Policies in the States

✇NYT > Climate and Environment
By:Lisa Friedman
9 April 2025 at 17:26
After halting federal attempts to combat global warming, President Trump is now targeting efforts by states to reduce greenhouse gases, setting up a legal clash.

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President Trump’s executive order appeared to be directed at state measures that limit use of fossil fuels or hold fossil fuel companies liable for environmental damage.
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