https://scienceblogs.com/ en https://scienceblogs.com/thepumphandle/2017/09/11/worth-reading-hurricanes-and-trumps-war-on-science <span>Worth reading: Hurricanes and Trump&#039;s war on science</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><strong>First, some important pieces related to hurricanes:</strong></p> <p>Cindy George in the Houston Chronicle: <a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/City-s-underserved-population-foresees-uneven-12169898.php">City's underserved population foresees uneven recovery</a></p> <p>Aaron Caroll &amp; Austin Frakt at the New York Times' Upshot: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/upshot/the-long-term-health-consequences-of-hurricane-harvey.html?_r=0">The Long-Term Health Consequences of Hurricane Harvey<br /></a><br /> Lisa Rein in the Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-agencies-respond-to-storm-some-face-cuts-under-trump-budget-proposal/2017/08/29/0fbbd6ca-8cc8-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37_story.html">Trump would slash disaster funding to the very agencies he’s praising for Harvey response<br /></a><br /> Adrian Florido at NPR: <a href="http://www.npr.org/2017/09/07/549132417/houston-s-undocumented-immigrants-left-destitute-and-fearful-in-harvey-s-wake">Houston's Undocumented Residents Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey's Wake</a></p> <p>Vann R. Newkirk II in The Atlantic: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/seeking-legal-help-in-the-middle-of-hurricane-harvey/538488/">The Legal Crises to Follow in Hurricane Harvey's Wake<br /></a><br /> Sheri Fink &amp; Alan Blinder in the New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/us/hurricane-harvey-houston-hospitals-rescue.html?mcubz=0">Houston’s Hospitals Treat Storm Victims and Become Victims Themselves</a></p> <p><strong>And here are a few of the recent pieces I recommend reading on other public health topics:</strong></p> <p>The New York Times Editorial Board: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/opinion/sunday/trump-epa-pruitt-science.html">President Trump's War on Science</a></p> <p>Anna Almendrala at the Huffington Post: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/daca-immigrant-health-gains-at-risk_us_59af2257e4b0354e440d7aa3">With Trump’s Plan To Rescind DACA, Immigrant Health Gains May Be Lost</a></p> <p>Maryn McKenna at NPR: <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/10/549586646/big-chicken-the-medical-mystery-that-traced-back-to-slaughterhouse-workers">'Big Chicken': The Medical Mystery That Traced Back To Slaughterhouse Workers</a></p> <p>Kate Womersley at ProPublica: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/why-giving-birth-is-safer-in-britain-than-in-the-u-s">Why Giving Birth Is Safer in Britain Than in the U.S.</a></p> <p>Ed Pilkington in The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/05/hookworm-lowndes-county-alabama-water-waste-treatment-poverty?CMP=share_btn_tw">Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why?</a></p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/lborkowski" lang="" about="/author/lborkowski" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">lborkowski</a></span> <span>Mon, 09/11/2017 - 06:19</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/climate" hreflang="en">Climate</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/public-health-general" hreflang="en">Public Health - General</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/daca" hreflang="en">DACA</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/hurricanes" hreflang="en">hurricanes</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/maternal-health" hreflang="en">maternal health</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/climate" hreflang="en">Climate</a></div> </div> </div> <section> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/thepumphandle/2017/09/11/worth-reading-hurricanes-and-trumps-war-on-science%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 10:19:55 +0000 lborkowski 62923 at https://scienceblogs.com