White House Muzzles CDC Chief on Climate Health Impacts

onOct 24, 2007 @ 08:56 PDT

The White House significantly edited testimony prepared for a Senate hearing on the impact of climate change on health, deleting key portions citing diseases that could flourish in a warmer climate.

A draft of the testimony submitted for White House review shows that six pages of details about specific disease and other health problems that might flourish if the Earth warms were not delivered at the hearing.

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ByMitch Anderson

onNov 24, 2025 @ 09:00 PST

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BySam Bright

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ByClare Carlile

onNov 21, 2025 @ 16:13 PST

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Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Shining a Light on Big Ag’s Climate Push, Investigating the Pesticide Lobby

Series: COP30 Coverage, Big Ag's Climate Push, Investigating the Pesticide Lobby

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ByTJ Jordan, Naira Hofmeister and Maria Clára Parente

onNov 21, 2025 @ 05:00 PST

As the New York-based firm was preparing to work on the climate summit, it was also pushing for Brazilian oil and gas distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.

Series: 2025 COP30 Climate Summit, Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: COP30 Coverage, Advertising & PR Industry