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Hero of 2025: Plucky Pigeons

The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. This is a non-exhaustive and totally subjective...

18.12.2025 20

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How to Make People Want to Read About Climate Change

On a reporting trip in July 2023, science journalist Elizabeth Kolbert had an “amazing” stroke of luck. It was her last day in Dominica, in the...

04.11.2025 10

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Trump Administration Suspends Staff Who Pleaded to Save FEMA

Several employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been placed on administrative leave just a day after signing a public letter...

28.08.2025 20

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How Trump’s FEMA Cuts Put You at Risk, According to Staffers

In an urgent letter to Congress on Monday, more than 180 current and former workers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wrote to...

26.08.2025 10

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Did RNC Chair Michael Whatley Help Run a Fossil Fuel “Front Group”?

All eyes were on North Carolina this week, as Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley formally announced a run for Senate in the key...

02.08.2025 10

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Trump’s EPA Moves to Kill “Holy Grail” of Climate Regulations

On Tuesday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to rescind the agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” a...

30.07.2025 20

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“Another Big Lie”: Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Regulating Greenhouse Gases

Donald Trump is coming for the “holy grail” of climate regulations. As multiple media outlets reported this week, the administration plans to roll...

26.07.2025 20

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FDA Approves “Breakthrough” HIV Drug

On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved a highly effective, injectable drug to help prevent the transmission of HIV, according to its...

19.06.2025 20

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The FDA Just Approved a New Covid Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just green-lit a new Covid vaccine from Moderna, the company said in a press release Saturday. Now the vaccine...

01.06.2025 20

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Donald Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Gut American Science

On Friday, the Trump administration released a detailed look at its proposed 2026 budget, including major cuts to federal science agencies that...

31.05.2025 10

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Leaked Memo Reveals Details About Trump’s War on Science at the NIH

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to end future funding for research projects focused on vaccine hesitancy and the Covid pandemic, as well...

08.05.2025 30

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