She is working remotely for the time being. The Department of the Interior has reported that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland broke her leg Sunday while hiking in Shenandoah…
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CDC Reports Rising COVID Cases
Hospitalized patients increasingly testing positive. The data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows patients being admitted to the hospital are increasingly testing positive for…
Read MoreHUD Awards $4 Million for Radon Testing
Nine public housing agencies resourced for testing and mitigation The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $4 million to nine public housing programs for radon…
Read MoreSupreme Court Denies Bayer Request for Dismissal
Second case in last week upholding lawsuits against company. This week, the Supreme Court rejected a second appeal by Bayer AG to dismiss litigation linking its weedkiller Roundup…
Read MoreSenator Leahy Has Surgery After Breaking Hip
He fell in his home in Virginia. Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the longest-serving member of the Senate, fell at his home and his undergone surgery…
Read MoreLegislation to Reduce Insulin Costs Proposed in Senate
Bipartisan bill could impact 8.4 million Americans. On Wednesday, Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Senator Susan Collins of Maine unveiled a draft for bipartisan legislation to…
Read MoreFDA Approves Alopecia Treatment
Oral tablet Olumiant targets the entire body. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement on Monday announcing that they have approved Olumant as a full-body treatment…
Read MoreEPA Issues New Advisory on “Forever Chemicals”
Lowers acceptable PFAS levels in drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new advisories that lower the acceptable ingestible levels of systemic pollutants in drinking water. These…
Read MoreSupreme Court May Take Up Herbicide Case
Was not listed in pending case dismissals. On Monday, the Supreme Court released a list of pending appeals they would not be taking up in the upcoming months.…
Read MoreU.S. Wasted 82 Million Vaccine Doses
CVS and Walmart pharmacies responsible for more than 25 percent of waste. Between December 2020 and mid-May 2022, slightly more than 82 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…
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