Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Covid Lab Leak Theory NYT: Science By: Benjamin Mueller 1 May 2024 at 18:54 A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak. Β© Ting Shen for The New York TimesPeter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, testifying during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Abortion Data Wars: States and Cities Debate How Much Information to Collect NYT: Science By: Pam Belluck and Emma G. Fitzsimmons 23 April 2024 at 05:01 Some states with Republican-controlled legislatures want more data, while some controlled by Democrats want less, fearing it could be used to target patients or providers. Β© Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersAbortion rights supporters say they are especially concerned about the potential for anti-abortion states to use data to track patients who travel out-of-state for abortions or receive pills shipped from other states.
Land Under B.L.M. Management to Get New Protections NYT: Science By: Catrin Einhorn 18 April 2024 at 14:32 The measure elevates conservation in a number of ways, including by creating new leases for the restoration of degraded areas. Β© Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesInterior Secretary Deb Haaland in 2021. She said the new rule announced on Thursday βhelps restore balance to our public lands.β