Congress must restore vital protections for kidney care patients
almost 37 million Americans live with chronic kidney disease (CKD)And of those 37 million people, more than 800,000 have progressed to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), also known as kidney failure. For these people, access to life-sustaining kidney care, including vital dialysis treatment, can mean the difference between life and death. Unfortunately, a recent Supreme Court […]
Temu’s Super Bowl ads spark backlash over China-based firm’s lack of forced labor protections
Congressman Young Kim (R-Calif.) is reacting to a new report alleging that U.S. investment firms are supporting the Chinese military and enabling human rights abuses. Fast-fashion retailer Tem’s Super Bowl ad drew ire from members of Congress over the China-based company’s ties to products made using forced labor in Xinjiang and its data-sharing policies. . […]
Feds deny protections for wolves in Rockies
In making this determination, the Agency: denied petition Wildlife conservation group lists animals under ESA in northern Rocky Mountains and western U.S. The FWS said the decision to maintain the status quo was based on a comprehensive analysis that incorporated the best available data from federal, state and tribal sources. After modeling various threats to […]
Biden admin backs off protections for apex predator, angering environmentalists
The Biden administration has declined to list gray wolves as an endangered species in much of the West, which would have granted the region full federal protection, something environmentalists have long argued. That’s what I’ve been doing. In Friday’s announcement, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) responded to two petitions seeking to list gray wolves […]