States across the U.S. have taken steps to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are widely accessible after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated shots with new restrictions. The agency…
Day: September 15, 2025
Why Weight-Loss Drugs Alone Won’t Make Us Healthy
We are entering a new era of obesity. The science of weight loss has changed forever: Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are helping millions shed weight they once thought…
Why Natural Food Dyes Aren’t Always Safer
Since becoming Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken aim at coloring compounds in foods, drinks, and medical products, claiming that they can compromise…
Electric boats splash down in rural Maine's coastal waters
This article was copublished with The Daily Yonder , a newsroom covering rural America. YARMOUTH, Maine — At a dock along the banks of the Cousins River, Chad Strater loaded…
Newark Airport's historic terminal gets an all-electric makeover
The first passenger terminal for air travel in the U.S. was an Art Deco celebration of aviation. In 1935, the fearless Amelia Earhart dedicated the building at the busy airport…
Does American Health Care Violate the ICJ’s Recent Climate Advisory Opinion?
By DAVID INTROCASO In late July the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced its long-awaited and highly-anticipated climate advisory opinion. The ICJ ruling represents an historic moment in climate…
‘Everything we love is at stake’: Climate Risk report lays bare the dire costs of inaction for Australian communities
SYDNEY, Monday 15 September 2025 — The National Climate Risk Assessment, released today, lays out the catastrophic impacts to communities and ecosystems across Australia if we fail to reduce climate…