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RFK Jr. Said Trump Promised Him Control of Public Health Agencies

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters on an online organizing call this week that former President Donald J. Trump had “promised” him “control” of the nation’s public health agencies, should Mr. Trump win the election next week. The Trump campaign, however, would confirm no such commitments."

Source: NYTimes, 10/31/2024

SEJ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy

Adopted by unanimous vote on September 28, 2024

Adopted by unanimous vote of the DEI Committee on Thursday, September 7, 2023 (Members present for vote: R. Moore, A. Ropeik, E. Askari.)

"Super Polluting Coal Plants Power Economies And The Climate Crisis"

"Shuttering the world's dirtiest power plants could help to eliminate vast amounts of planet-heating emissions that are threatening international climate goals of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit). From India to Poland, these super polluting power plants most often run on coal and emit tens of millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide a year."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/30/2024

"Water Quality Advocates Ask Virginia For More Aggressive PFAS Policies"

"In Virginia, laws passed so far require agencies to find and address specific sources of PFAS pollution when they have contaminated a public drinking water system. But clean water advocates want the state to require more monitoring now at facilities known to be possible sources of PFAS so that action can be taken more quickly when additional federal limits are finalized."

Source: Bay Journal, 10/30/2024

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