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The Polluter Pays Principle: handle with care

Sheffield DPH

In my experience that strongly tends to reinforce existing power dynamics and policy systems. Currently that isn’t in the interests of public health IMO in many areas. If we had settled for pragmatism in say smoking we may still have voluntary self reg on smoking in public places. Adverse consequences.

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Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different philosophies among the leaders of his team.

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Proposed federal heat rule might have saved these workers’ lives

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. By the time she arrived, she said, “My brother was swollen up from hands to toes.” “Employee suffers from heat exhaustion while doing landscaping,” said an investigation into the incident from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.