This decision marks the second time in a week that the Supreme Court has turned back the clock to darker days that have dangerous implications for public health. The decision to side with polluters over the public will cost American lives and cause an enormous amount of preventable suffering, with the biggest burden falling on low-income communities and communities of color.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the worst attack on the rights of American women in generations – but it will not be the final word.

We still have a lot of work to do, but we are a big step closer to treating gun violence as the public health crisis it is, and putting the safety of Americans over the gun industry’s lobbying efforts. 

The Supreme Court’s opinion on New York State Pistol & Rifle Association v. Bruen is completely out of touch and shows an extreme vision for life in the US. This decision will make it harder for mayors and police in cities like NY to fight gun violence in a time when crime is surging.

The FDA took its most significant step to date to protect children’s health and end youth nicotine addiction by denying marketing applications to all Juul products currently marketed in the U.S., including Juul menthol flavored e-cigarettes.

President Emmanuel Macron and Michael R. Bloomberg, UN Special Envoy for Climate Ambition, announce a global effort to enhance transparency to monitor business climate actions and commitments in the global fight against climate change. A new Climate Data Steering Committee will bring together international organizations, regulators, policy makers and data service providers to advise on the creation and design of an open-data public platform that will collect, aggregate, and standardize net-zero climate transition data based on private sector climate commitments.

One of the biggest challenges to fighting climate change gets little attention: lack of essential data. We have an enormous amount of data showing that climate change is real and that dramatic steps must be taken to reduce emissions now.

As we mourn the horrific murder of at least 19 students and 2 teachers in Uvalde – following the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that killed 10 Black people – we also remember George Floyd, who was murdered two years ago today.

At least 19 school children and two teachers were left brutally murdered and two police officers and an elderly woman shot – a week after 10 people were viciously gunned down in a supermarket for their race.

Growing economies and growing populations mean growing energy needs. The international community must collaborate with developing countries to meet those needs through universal access to energy that is affordable, reliable, and clean.