White House Muzzles CDC Chief on Climate Health Impacts

onOct 24, 2007 @ 08:56 PDT

The White House significantly edited testimony prepared for a Senate hearing on the impact of climate change on health, deleting key portions citing diseases that could flourish in a warmer climate.

A draft of the testimony submitted for White House review shows that six pages of details about specific disease and other health problems that might flourish if the Earth warms were not delivered at the hearing.

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uk/Reform ‘Cosying Up to Authoritarian Petrostate’

ByAdam Barnett and Sam Bright

onJan 9, 2026 @ 03:08 PST

Key members of Nigel Farage’s pro-oil party have been forging financial ties to the UAE.

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uk/Nigel Farage Accepted £10,000 Gifts from Petrostate

BySam Bright

onJan 7, 2026 @ 03:00 PST

The leader of Reform, a pro-oil party, received lavish hospitality from Abu Dhabi.

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How MAGA Changed the World in 2025, and What Comes Next

ByGeoff Dembicki

onDec 22, 2025 @ 03:30 PST

Across the U.S., UK, Europe, and Canada, Donald Trump and his allies worked tirelessly to supercharge climate denial, boost fossil fuels, and foment political chaos.