August 21, 2026 · Public Services, Science & Humanitarian Impact

Well supported

MAHA Figures Tell Trump and RFK Jr. That 'Data Centers Should Not Become the Justification for Burning More Coal'

Prominent figures in the Make America Healthy Again movement wrote to President Trump on Aug. 21 urging him not to expand coal-fired power to meet demand from AI data centers, saying "data centers should not become the...

August 10, 2026 · Public Services, Science & Humanitarian Impact

Confirmed

Trump Signs an Order Cutting the Childhood Vaccine Schedule From 18 Diseases to 11 — and Asks States to Rewrite Their School Laws to Match

President Trump signed an executive order on August 10, 2026 establishing what the White House calls “Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations.” Per the White House fact sheet issued the same day, the order...

August 10, 2026 · Public Services, Science & Humanitarian Impact

Confirmed

HHS Moves to End Silent Self-Approval of Food Additives and Sends the First Federal Definition of Ultra-Processed Food for Final Review

HHS announced on Aug. 10 that the FDA has issued a proposed rule requiring manufacturers to notify the agency whenever they conclude that a substance added to human or animal food is Generally Recognized as Safe. Since...