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Sharon Lerner

Sharon Lerner is a journalist and a senior fellow at the Center for New York City Affairs at Milano Graduate School, New School University.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. (REBECCA DROKE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“A huge setback”: New EPA directive could weaken hundreds of chemical regulations

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. waits to enter a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on Capitol Hill on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. vowed to find the causes of autism. Then he shut down research trying to do just that

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Trump’s EPA plans to stop collecting greenhouse gas emissions data from most polluters

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Formaldehyde, Hazardous chemicals and symbols on containers, chemical in industry or laboratory (Kittisak Kaewchalun / Getty Images)

Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant, but little is done to stop it

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10 times as much of toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes and celery under new EPA proposal

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EPA approved a fuel ingredient even though it could cause cancer in virtually every person exposed

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Mississippi’s last abortion provider

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Did Sandy save Occupy?

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Pregnant and poor in Mississippi

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The invisible mommies

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Just say no to sex; just say yes to big bucks

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Going right through you

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