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RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies

The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address the mass layoffs that have gutted oversight of tobacco and vapes, food safety and drug reviews.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the staff of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday.

Funding for National Climate Assessment Is Cut

The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy.

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Flooding in Frankfort, Ky., this month. The next National Climate Assessment is due in 2027 or 2028.

NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at risk.

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Salmon caught on the opening day of the spring Chinook salmon run in Washougal, Wash., in 2020.

All Federal Experts on H.I.V. Prevention in Children Overseas Were Dismissed

Mother-to-child H.I.V. transmission takes an enormous toll in low-income countries. The Trump administration has laid off the officials who worked to solve the problem.

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A clinic in Johannesburg closed after President Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid.

Funding for National Climate Assessment Is Cut

The move raises concerns among scientists that the assessment, which is required by Congress, is now in jeopardy.

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Flooding in Frankfort, Ky., this month. The next National Climate Assessment is due in 2027 or 2028.

NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at risk.

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Salmon caught on the opening day of the spring Chinook salmon run in Washougal, Wash., in 2020.

Oil Executives Refrain From Publicly Criticizing Trump or His Tariffs

Eager to stay in Mr. Trump’s good graces, oil executives refrain from publicly criticizing the president. But privately, β€˜Everybody’s afraid.’

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Oil and gas executives have privately decried the uncertainty that President Trump’s tariffs have sown, including in a recent anonymized survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP

The move threatens to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps to offset high utility bills for roughly 6.2 million people nationwide.

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A delivery of heating oil in Farmington, Me., in 2023. The program, known as LIHEAP, also helps to cover bills for cooling in summer.
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