Tag: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

A ProPublica investigation found the April cuts reached the unit that reviews line-of-duty fire deaths and a landmark firefighter cancer registry, though the administration later reinstated some staff.

A multimillion-dollar contribution from Reynolds American was disclosed days before tobacco executives met with President Trump and less than a week before federal regulators issued guidance that could expand flavored vape sales and benefit major cigarette manufacturers.

Environmental advocates and public health groups say the Trump administration’s plan to weaken federal limits on “forever chemicals” in tap water could leave millions exposed to contaminants linked to cancer, liver damage, and other serious illnesses.

Internal federal research involving millions of vaccine recipients found rare serious side effects and no major new safety concerns, but agency officials halted publication as critics warn of political interference in public health science.

Medical organizations warn changes bypassed scientific review and could increase preventable illness.

Signatories said the move will mark "a historic milestone in reducing mercury pollution" at a conference in Geneva.

Hundreds of scientists rehired after erroneous layoffs, yet key offices still eliminated as public health experts describe a “devastating” blow to U.S. preparedness.

Amid a leadership purge at the CDC, Bernie Sanders says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “endangering the health of the American people” and urges a bipartisan investigation.

Bernie Sanders and top Senate Democrats demand answers after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousts all 17 CDC vaccine experts and installs anti-vaccine activists in their place.

The report, which supported independent gold standard science, strongly linked toxic chemicals to “the chronic disease crisis facing America’s children.”