Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

consumers contain chemicals that pose greater health risks to people than prior formulations suspected of causing cancer, according to an analysis by an environmental health advocacy group. New types of Roundup weed killing products marketed to U.S. The report was disputed by Bayer, which called the analysis “deeply flawed.”

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The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 8, 2025

A Message from Interim Co-Executive Directors Quang (“Q”) Dang and Ann Phi-Wendt “ While laws and policies can serve as barriers to health equity, they can also be used to promote health and advance equity and this is, has been, and will continue to be the focus of our work, whatever the political climate might bring.

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The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 23, 2024

The focus on public health has increasingly shifted to state legislatures, where ideological—rather than medical or scientific—considerations are shaping policies.” and raised awareness of actions taken at all levels of government to enhance protections of abortion-related health records and data.

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For the fourth year in a row, Kansas lawmakers tried to pass a law that would block local plastic bans. As scientists and the public have learned more about the dangers of micro- and nanoplastics, local governments have passed laws restricting single-use plastics. Who is behind the laws blocking plastic bans?

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NC Health News

MARCH 28, 2025

There were dozens of health care bills filed and considered this week; NC Health News will run down a handful of them. Among them are proposals to codify the right to contraception and in-vitro fertilization , ban conversion therapy , eliminate sales tax on menstrual products and increase regulation of crisis pregnancy centers.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” New government data shows health care spending is up. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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The Hill

MARCH 26, 2025

The new regulations signed into law Monday by Gov. West Virginia ranks at the bottom of many public health metrics, which is why theres no better place to lead the Make America Healthy Again mission," Morrisey said in a statement after signing the legislation. "By Kennedy Jr., Kennedy Jr.,

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