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- Redefining "harm" in the Endangered Species Act could undo decades of habitat protection for threatened species. The public has until May 19 to comment on the Trump Administration proposal to exclude habitat destruction from the definition. An ecologist and a law professor explain: buff.ly/Lguz0su
- The Trump administration is moving ahead with policy changes that would make it easier to fire some federal workers. Here are three stories from our archive about the rights of federal civil servants buff.ly/cn7yzD8 #DOGE
- Pope Leo XIV's grandfather, born in Haiti, belonged to a class known as Creoles of color in New Orleans. An expert in 19th-century Haiti explains how this group occupied a unique position in the city's three-level racial order: buff.ly/bvcYMdT @chelseastieber.bsky.social, Tulane University 🗃️
- Republicans are pushing $880 billion in healthcare cuts, targeting #Medicaid which covers 82 million low-income Americans. Researchers studied 6000 people on Medicare who lost Medicaid, and found: - worse health - higher hospital use - higher death rates
- As summer travel begins, Congress is considering a bill that could sell off parts of protected wilderness in NV & UT, threatening lands once called America’s “geography of hope.” Writer Wallace Stegner once warned: lose wilderness, and we lose part of ourselves.
- The Indo-Pacific region isn't on most maps, yet it's now central to America’s global strategy and security, spanning two oceans and dozens of countries. How did this concept emerge and reshape international relations?
- As if soaring temperatures weren’t bad enough, the Trump administration wants to cut LIHEAP funding that helps millions of Americans pay for air conditioning and other utilities. buff.ly/C2LN5Hy #polisky
- #OCD affects 1 in 50 people worldwide — but its causes remain unclear. A new study analyzing DNA from 2M+ people has identified 249 genes linked to OCD 🧪
- AI is changing disaster response. By scanning social media in real time, it can pinpoint where help is needed most—faster than official reports. buff.ly/HRmiwks #disasterresponse #tech #AI
- The White House is proposing to eliminate funding for climate adaptation science in the next federal budget. Researchers explain the federally-funded work they’ve been doing to help reduce the harm climate change is causing to lives and livelihoods. buff.ly/Pr7lEVG 🌎 #climatesky
