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In Chicago, one-time COVID grants made up 51% of the health department budget, and their ending will push staff numbers below the pre-pandemic level of 588, slowing responses to outbreaks and forcing ...
Health officials in New York state confirmed four more cases of measles outside ... To learn more about measles and prevention methods, visit the state Department of Health website.
The New York State Senate confirmed Amanda Lefton to lead the Department of Environmental Conservation, making her the head ...
The new dashboard from the state Department of Health uses real-time data from the National Weather Service and New York ...
A group called Big Flats Defenders is demanding action on a former industrial site it believes may be contaminated.
A new DOGE tally claims that erasing rules on credit card fees, appliance standards and health insurance “saves the American ...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit alleging Honolulu police officers are arresting sober ...
HHS still has 1,688 of possibly fraudulent sponsors receiving the kids, 7,346 human trafficking reports and another 46,311 ...
Some fish caught in New York lakes and rivers may be unsafe to eat due to elevated levels of chemicals known as PFAS​, state ...
In our February 14, 2025 blog post, we detailed a proposed expansion of Article 45-A of New York’s Public Health Law ...
This is a new tool that will help us understand the risk hot weather presents to us. We have moved beyond, ‘it’s not the heat ...
The DEC suggests removing Smithtown site from hazardous list after successful cleanup, with public comments open until June 6 ...