Science is under attack. But scientists are speaking up
If a new federal rule is enacted, the administration could deny research grant applications related to life-saving issues like vaccine safety, climate science, and LGBTQ+ health.
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New immigration rules require almost-unattainable evidence for many abuse survivors
Advocates say stricter immigration documentation requirements ignore the realities of abuse, prompting concerns that victims will be denied protection.
Trump exempted some of the nation’s biggest polluters from air quality rules. All it took was an email.
More than 180 polluting facilities nationwide, including dozens in Louisiana, emailed requests. Many were granted a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules.
ICE has been deporting pregnant and postpartum immigrants. Now we know how many.
Though federal policy discourages the detention of pregnant women and other at-risk people, Homeland Security numbers show that many have been caught up in the immigration enforcement surge over the past year.
Trump’s rush to expand offshore oil leases in the Gulf is bad for the environment. It’s also illegal.
The Trump administration pushed lease sales through without environmental review. This is illegal because it violates several of the country’s bedrock environmental laws, writes Mathews, a lawyer for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the environmental groups that has sued the administration.
The farcical case against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for protest reporting
The Justice Department is weaponizing a law intended to protect those seeking abortions to punish reporters covering anti-ICE activism.
Wind, innovation, and clean communities are smart policy, not security threats
“Offshore wind development in the Gulf would not replace oil and gas jobs,” writes U.S. Rep. Troy Carter. “It would build on them, using the same skills Louisiana workers already possess, while reducing harmful emissions that disproportionately impact frontline communities."
Charter school advocates fear their future at the Labor Department
Leaked emails show the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools landed a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who assuaged short-term concerns. Long-run worries remain though.
Murrill: NOPD is breaking laws if it doesn’t ‘fully cooperate’ with ICE, Border Patrol
In the letter, Murrill cited policy in the NOPD Operations Manual that bars NOPD officers from assisting federal immigration authorities except in limited instances.
