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Well
Too Clean for Our Children’s Good?
We need to study the health consequences of the modern and more “hygienic” built environment, which is clean but by no means sterile.Let the child play out of doors.
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Times Insider
Reporter’s Personal Connection to the Story She Wrote About Modern Italian ‘Slavery’
Gaia Pianigiani’s grandfather died under the same conditions as the subject of a front-page story that she wrote.Agricultural work kills in many ways.
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Climate
2 Tennessee Cases Bring Coal’s Hidden Hazard to Light
Coal ash, a largely unseen byproduct of electricity production, is leaking from storage ponds, two lawsuits contend, and could be threatening the drinking water of more than a million people.Stop burning coal. Burn gas.
Remove the ash.
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Opinion
Steve Bannon Was Doomed
Woe to the Washington aide unschooled in self-effacement.Steve Bannon is in office.
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U.S.
Border Wall Could Cost 3 Times Estimates, Senate Democrats’ Report Says
The report said the wall could cost nearly $70 billion to build, a far cry from an internal estimate of $21.6 billion by the Department of Homeland Security.The first estimates are never right.
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N.Y. / Region
New Jersey Says Psychologist Failed to Prevent Disclosure of Patient Data
The state is moving to revoke or suspend the license of Barry Helfmann, whose patients’ mental health diagnoses and treatments were disclosed when his practice sued them over unpaid bills."In an interview, Dr. Helfmann vigorously disputed the allegations and said he would contest the complaint. He said he relied upon the expertise of his lawyers in pursuing patient payments and had filed a legal malpractice case against the firm."
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U.S.
No Environmental Impact Study? No Border Wall, Lawsuit Says
The lawsuit, filed by an environmental group and a Democratic congressman from Arizona, calls on the government to analyze the impact of construction.I admire the attempt.
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U.S.
Trump Threatens Health Subsidies to Force Democrats to Bargain
The president’s tone differs from that of Republicans in Congress, who have repeatedly promised a smooth transition away from the law they call Obamacare.Trump is threatening the insurance companies.
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Science
The March for Science: Why Some Are Going, and Some Will Sit Out
In remarks submitted The Times, some said the president’s posture toward science demanded a response, but others worried about the politicization of science.Science is political in so far as it is professional.
Marches and other demonstrations have little impact.
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