National (U.S.)

"Top CDC Covid Vaccine Adviser Quits After RFK Jr. Ended Recommendations"

"A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after federal health officials rescinded long-standing recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women."

Source: Washington Post, 06/05/2025
June 18, 2025

Build Trust with Your Audience: Mission Statements for Democracy and Civic Life Coverage

Join Trusting News for a free, one-hour interactive training on how to get on the record about the goals and values that guide your coverage of democracy, civic life, and public institutions. 1 pm ET / 10 am PT.

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June 24, 2025

Mongabay Webinar: How To Cover Plastic Pollution

This installment of Mongabay’s free webinar series for journalists will comprise a discussion with three experts for their insight on how to cover this pressing issue which experts are calling a global human health crisis. 8 am ET.

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June 26, 2025

DEADLINE: ONA's MJ Bear Fellowship Program

This Online News Association fellowship is open to young working journalists worldwide who are leading a digital journalism project on AI, climate or resilience. Includes a scholarship to attend the 2025 ONA annual conference, Sept 10-13 in New Orleans, mentoring, skills development and more. Apply by Jun 26.

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"Why Trump’s Push For ‘Gold-Standard Science’ Has Researchers Alarmed"

"Many scientists fear the Trump administration’s new standard means putting political appointees in charge, which could undercut independent research." 

Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2025

Deep Cuts Erode Basics Of US Public Health System, Threaten Worse To Come

"Americans are losing a vast array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. Gone are specialists who were confronting a measles outbreak in Ohio, workers who drove a van to schools in North Carolina to offer vaccinations and a program that provided free tests to sick people in Tennessee."

Source: AP, 06/04/2025

"More Lobbyists Turn Up At Trump’s Interior Department"

"Two more former industry lobbyists have taken up influential positions at President Trump’s Interior Department, Public Domain has learned." "They join a stable of industry insiders at DOI, including DOGE operative Tyler Hassen, who made millions in the energy sector before joining the agency" 

Source: Public Domain, 06/04/2025

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