Nation May 03 How staffing shortages at the National Weather Service could put lives at risk The Trump administration’s dismissals of hundreds of experts compiling a key report on climate change is only the latest in a series of science-related rollbacks and cuts. That includes job cuts at the National Weather Service, where an Associated Press…
Health Apr 20 How the closure of EPA offices puts poor and minority communities at risk For three decades, the EPA established offices nationwide to address disproportionately high levels of pollution in poor and minority communities. Now, the Trump administration is eliminating these environmental justice offices as part of its effort to end DEI programs and…
Economy Apr 13 How China is responding to pressure from Trump as trade war brews The developing U.S.-China trade war keeps ratcheting up, with reports Sunday that China has suspended exports of rare earth minerals. Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Lutnick said that the electronics the Trump administration exempted from reciprocal tariffs could be subject to different…
Science Apr 06 Why the military is creating artificial reefs to protect U.S. shorelines Artificial, human-made reefs have been deployed around the country to enhance and protect coastlines. The Department of Defense is working to deploy them in waters off its coastal military bases with its “Reefense” project. Ali Rogin speaks with Catherine Campbell,…
World Mar 30 Aid group describes unfolding crisis in Southeast Asia after deadly earthquake A new 5.1 magnitude aftershock rattled survivors of Friday’s devastating earthquake as rescuers worked frantically to pull survivors from the rubble in Myanmar’s second-largest city. In neighboring Thailand, more bodies were pulled from a collapsed building in Bangkok. Lisa Desjardins…
World Mar 30 How journalist Masih Alinejad survived multiple assassination plots by Iran Earlier this month, two men were convicted in a plot to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist and women’s rights activist living in New York. Her attempted assassination was orchestrated by the Iranian government, part of more than a…
World Mar 22 Violence flares on Israeli-Lebanese border as Israel steps up attacks in Gaza The Israel-Lebanon border saw the heaviest exchange of attacks since Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire four months ago. It comes as Israel says it will intensify its offensive in Gaza until Hamas releases the remaining Israeli hostages. Josef…
Science Mar 16 Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know This past week, the EPA said it is reconsidering the scientific finding that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health. This comes as research shows average global temperatures in 2024 likely rose above a 1.5 degree Celsius threshold that…
World Mar 08 The historical reality of land ownership in South Africa amid Trump’s criticisms There’s an escalating dispute between President Trump and South Africa over a new land policy that he says discriminates against the country’s white minority. On Truth Social Friday, Trump criticized what he called the “terrible” treatment of farmers and offered…
Nation Feb 08 Fate of USAID in question as judge sets back Trump’s efforts to dismantle agency A federal judge has paused until next Friday the Trump administration’s plan to place more than 2,000 employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. It’s a setback in Trump’s efforts to dismantle the global humanitarian agency…