To protect health, EPA must regulate methane emissions
As public health and medical professionals, we are extremely concerned about how the environments where we live, work and play impact our health and well-being. So many environmental factors affect our health: the air we breathe, the water we drink, exposure to chemical pollution, access to healthy food, safe outdoor spaces, safe schools and daycares, health care facilities — the list goes on. Across the U.S, one significant environmental factor affecting people’s health is how close they live to oil and gas wells. Oil and gas extraction and production leaks methane and other air
Read MoreUnredacted Barr memo details DOJ rationale for not charging Trump
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Read MoreReport: Abortion becoming more important voting issue, driven by Democrats
Story at a glance A new report from the Pew Research Center shows that more Americans are considering abortion to be an important issue in this year’s midterm elections. In March, 43 percent of registered voters that responded to a Pew survey considered abortion to be a “very important” issue for the upcoming Congressional elections.
Read MoreDHS issues new DACA rule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday issued a final regulation codifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program amid continued threat of litigation against it. The rule formally replaces the 2012 memo issued by the Obama administration, under which undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as minors – also known as Dreamers – were allowed to live and work in the United States. “Today, we are taking another step to do everything in our power to preserve and fortify DACA, an extraordinary program that has transformed the lives
Read MoreNotedDC — Oz, Fetterman battle turns personal
Pennsylvania's Senate race has taken a new turn, with GOP nominee Mehmet Oz attacking his Democratic rival John Fetterman's personal health several months after Fetterman suffered a stroke that sidelined him from in-person campaigning. Oz — who has mostly played defense the past few months amid a slew of online jabs aimed at the former celebrity doctor, including mockery for calling a vegetable tray a crudité — went on the offensive this week while citing the Democrat's health. “If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable
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