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Environment

An EPA Summit on Contaminants in Drinking Water Draws Attention for Who It’s Missing: Activists, Independent Scientists, and Journalists

The Environmental Protection Agency made a splash on Tuesday for barring journalists from three news outlets from attending, in person, a summit about contaminants in drinking water.

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Social Justice

The Trump Administration Is Set to Cut Off Federal Funding to Clinics That Offer Abortions

The White House plans to announce a rule today that would bar federal funds from going to any clinic that provides abortions or refers their patients to abortion providers.

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Though climate studies broadly show that global warming is happening and human-driven, scientists are still working to zero in on exact forecasts for the future.

Environment

What a ‘Reproducibility Crisis’ Committee Found When It Looked at Climate Science

The scientific community is working to make its predictions more accurate, but there's still a long way to go.

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Transparency advocates worry that changes to Medicare.gov could leave Medicare users wondering if their status has changed.

Social Justice

Transparency Advocates Log the Disappearance of Obamacare Information From Government Websites

Though various mentions of it have disappeared from government webpages, the Affordable Care Act remains in effect.

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Social Justice

Maryland Joins 10 Other States in Banning Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors

Maryland enacted a law on Tuesday banning gay conversion therapy for minors, the Associated Press reports.

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News in Brief

Doctors Who Get Gifts From Opioid Sales Reps Prescribe More Opioids, a Study Finds

In wooing a doctor, even a single meal makes a difference.

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Social Justice

Thirty California Counties Sue Drug Companies That Make Opioid Painkillers

Thirty California counties—home to more than 10 million people—are suing drug companies that manufacture and market opioid painkillers.

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Inside the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington.

Dispatches: What It’s Like to Report on Your Parents’ Former Union

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

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Rep. Jared Huffman, one of the founders of the Freethought Caucus, identifies as a "humanist." He was the second member of Congress ever to openly profess to having an ethical system that's not based on God.

News in Brief

Is It Just an ‘Atheists’ Club’? Inside the House of Representatives’ New Freethought Caucus

As religious tensions flare in the House, four Democratic congressmen are launching a new group dedicated to science-based policy, separation of church and state, and freedom for all—including atheists.

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