Rivers running around Washington, D.C. are no stranger to contamination. Aging combined sewer systems routinely dump wastewater into local waterways through discharges known as combined sewage overflows, while legacy pollution from past military activities pollute the water as well, particularly in the Anacostia. D.C.’s agencies have evolved to address the […]

This month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump administration rescinded the Obama-era Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding and the subsequent emission regulation standards that have accompanied it. Published by the EPA on December 15, 2009, the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) […]

The offices of Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Republican Representative Jen Kiggans of Virginia have released a seminal report after conducting a more than year-long investigation into the prolonged incarceration of children with mental health conditions. They found that more than half of the surveyed juvenile detention centers […]

On February 5, 2026, the Trump administration launched trumprx.gov, a government-linked prescription drug website intended to help Americans access discounted prescription medicines. The platform was unveiled by the Administration as part of a broader effort to make drug prices more affordable for U.S. patients. Rather than functioning as a traditional […]

On January 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model (WISeR). The goal of this model, according to CMS,  is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to encourage safe and effective navigation for Medicare participants on certain services, which will assist […]