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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.

Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages

Medicare spending on β€œskin 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.

Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So

The president is trying new shortcuts to eliminate energy and environmental rules, but legal experts say the efforts could face high hurdles.

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President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee

A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.

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The industry produces about 3 percent of planet-warming emissions globally, on par with aviation. A cargo ship near Vancouver, British Columbia.

Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut

Medicare spending on β€œskin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.

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

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.

Trump’s New Way to Kill Regulations: Because I Say So

The president is trying new shortcuts to eliminate energy and environmental rules, but legal experts say the efforts could face high hurdles.

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President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

New Pact Would Require Ships to Cut Emissions or Pay a Fee

A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.

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The industry produces about 3 percent of planet-warming emissions globally, on par with aviation. A cargo ship near Vancouver, British Columbia.

Climate Change Could Become a Global Economic Disaster

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

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.

Coal Plant Ranked as Nation’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption

The facility, in Colstrip, Mont., used a new E.P.A. system for requesting special waivers from President Trump.

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The coal plant in Colstrip, Mont., is ranked by the Environmental Protection Agency as the worst emitter of harmful particulate matter.

Trump Said Auto Emissions Don’t Affect the Environment. That’s Not True.

The president wants to weaken limits on tailpipe pollution. Scientists say it’s driving climate change and taking human lives β€œevery day.”

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Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the United States, accounting for about a third of all of the country’s emissions.

What to Know About the Anti-Bribery Law Trump Is Targeting

Federal prosecutors and securities regulators have gone after large companies for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits them from bribing foreign officials.
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