Wipeout: New Mexicans talk about what mass firings mean for the future of public lands

Wipeout: New Mexicans talk about what mass firings mean for the future of public lands

The post Wipeout: New Mexicans talk about what mass firings mean for the future of public lands appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. A week ago, on orders from the Trump administration, federal officials began firing thousands of employees at agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Energy, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Servi…

Experts talk about the concerns for global public health regarding Trump and RFK Jr. Bird flu, HIV, Ebola, mpox, malaria, WHO, USAID.

Bird Flu Looms as Trump’s Mass Firings Unleash Chaos at Public Health Agencies

Trump and RFK Jr. have moved to fire thousands of highly trained employees at the CDC and other agencies since Friday.

What Trump’s Firing Spree Means for the Next Public Health Crisis

As the administration pursues mass layoffs at agencies like the CDC, experts warn that the country may end up vastly underprepared for looming threats to public health.

Hundreds Protest Federal Worker Firings, Citing Public Health Risks

Hundreds of current and former federal employees rallied Wednesday outside the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters, protesting recent firings and their effect on public health, and directing much of their ire at Elon Musk and his agency’s efforts to cut spending. “We are here today to fight for the future of science, to fight for your family’s future, to give the American people hope,” said Ian Fucci, a cancer researcher at the …

"Threat to the health of the nation": in the US, several hundred federal employees took to the rally against their dismissalHundreds of federal employees held a rally outside the US Department of Health and Human Services against cuts in the industry. Protesters are criticizing the policies of the head of the Department of Government Efficiency and are advocating for the protection of scientific research.