Cavities and dental costs are at risk of skyrocketing as a growing number of states consider banning the use of fluoride in public water—and children from low-income households are likely…
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The Worst Thing to Say to Someone Who’s Depressed
Researchers still don’t understand what, exactly, causes depression. But what is clear is this: It doesn’t have anything to do with waking up and simply choosing not to appreciate all…
Will Senate Republicans block the climate law rollback?
This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The Inflation Reduction Act has jump-started hundreds of billions of dollars…
Tips to deter your dog from scavenging during walks
Do you find that your dog scavenges for items to eat on your walks? If daily walks are interrupted by your dog picking up sticks, grass, or any other little…
Local Efforts Are Essential For Tackling Growing Health Threat from Extreme Heat
Tornadoes can tear down a home and hurricanes can flood entire towns. But when it comes to weather dangers, extreme heat is the great deceiver. It isn’t acute; it’s literally…
Personal and Professional Choices in PSA Testing: A Teaching Moment
By KELLI DEETER I was intrigued by Daniel Stone’s piece on THCB in May titled “Biden’s cancer diagnosis as a teaching moment”. In my practice as a board-certified nurse practitioner,…
Trump deals a ‘big blow’ to clean heat with Energy Department cuts
Last week, the Trump administration canceled $3.7 billion in federal funding for two dozen green industrial projects that the Department of Energy claimed “failed to advance the energy needs of…
Chart: California is wasting more and more clean energy
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . California is throwing away a lot of solar power. The state curtailed 3,400 gigawatt-hours of utility-scale renewable electricity last…
Greenpeace frees 9 sharks from deadly longlines
This week, the crew aboard the Rainbow Warrior pulled off something incredible. In the high seas around Australia and Aotearoa, Greenpeace Australia Pacific disrupted a massive industrial longlining operation. Over…