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Using the Public Utility Commission of Texas Sunset Review to Safeguard Texans’ Health and Wellbeing
The upcoming 2022-2023 Sunset review of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, offers a unique opportunity for Texas lawmakers to advance public health in the Lone Star State.
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Launch of the Intergovernmental Declaration on Children, Youth, and Climate Action
Today at COP25, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, alongside UNICEF and several...
Weekly Witness: 5: Reimagining Justice: Health Equity and Oral Health
This week, Scott Atnip visits with Dr. Josefine Wolfe, Director of the Oral Health Program at the Texas Health Institute about how health equity applies to oral health in Texas.
Oral Health
Nearly 20 years ago, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General released its ‘Oral Health in America’ report to educate the American public on the...
Oppose Taxpayer Funded Discrimination by Religious Providers
The Trump Administration is removing nondiscrimination provisions that would allow religious providers to discriminate against LGBT persons, Muslims, Jews, or even Catholics in...
The U.S. Fossil
Americans are used to hearing that the United States is a climate delinquent. Since President Trump has initiated the process of withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement,...
Live from COP25 – Day Four
Welcome to Madrid Spain and COP25. Today is the fourth day and the theme for today is Young and Future Generations Day. Robin began her day at the United...
Leaders of Today: Young and Future Generations Day at COP25
Today was Young and Future Generations Day at COP25 and the youth climate leaders were out in full force. There were plenty of side events led by youth leaders, an award ceremony...
Live from COP25 – Day Three
Today we had the joy of participating in a small group from the faith community with George Marshall on the topic, “Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore...
Live from COP25 – Day Two
Day 2 at COP25 began with a plenary session giving an overview of the theme of the day – EarthDay. This was a session very heavily influenced by scientific data. The first part...
The Struggle for Practicality: Wading Through the Fog
At COP, there are enough official activities and side events to fill someone’s schedule at least five times over, and that doesn’t include all the time it takes to walk around...