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VFW Presents Acclaimed John A. Biedrzycki Award
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 29 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release:
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VFW Presents Acclaimed John A. Biedrzycki Award
Army veteran selected as VFW Accredited Service Representative of the Year
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RENO, Nev. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has selected Army veteran Colin Anderson as its 2025-2026 John A. Biedrzycki Accredited Service Representative of the Year. The annual honor is presented to a VFW Accredited Service Officer whose dedication, leadership and advocacy have made an extraordinary impact on veterans ... Show Full Article KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 29 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Presents Acclaimed John A. Biedrzycki Award Army veteran selected as VFW Accredited Service Representative of the Year - RENO, Nev. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has selected Army veteran Colin Anderson as its 2025-2026 John A. Biedrzycki Accredited Service Representative of the Year. The annual honor is presented to a VFW Accredited Service Officer whose dedication, leadership and advocacy have made an extraordinary impact on veteransand their families. Anderson received the award today during the VFW's 127th National Convention in Reno, Nevada.
"Colin Anderson's commitment to veterans is evident in every aspect of his work," said VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore. "Colin has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to improving the lives of veterans and their families. His accomplishments reflect the very best of the VFW's National Veterans Service program and we are proud to recognize him with this well-deserved honor."
As director of Veterans Service for the Department of New York, Anderson oversees the Department's service officer program across Albany, Buffalo and New York City while leading initiatives that have significantly expanded access to VA benefits and services. Under his leadership, the Department of New York partnered with the New York City Department of Veterans Services to establish the Vallone Veterans Initiative, an effort that dramatically increased the availability of accredited service officers for New York City veterans. He also spearheaded an expansion of the program that more than doubled the number of VFW Accredited Service Officers serving the city and laid the groundwork to assist more than 200,000 underserved veterans.
Beyond expanding services, his leadership has contributed to a substantial increase in claims filed on behalf of New York veterans while helping secure millions of dollars in benefits for veterans and their families. Anderson also played a key role in developing legislation supporting New York's 100% property tax exemption for qualifying service-connected disabled veterans. His efforts exemplify the VFW's mission of ensuring no veteran navigates the benefits system alone.
Anderson is a Bronze Legacy Life member at John W. Tiffany VFW Post 53 in Jamestown, New York.
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Original text here: https://www.vfw.org/media-and-events/latest-releases/archives/2026/7/vfw-presents-acclaimed-john-a-biedrzycki-award
[Category: National Defense]
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VFW Presents Acclaimed John A. Biedrzycki Award
Army veteran selected as VFW Accredited Service Representative of the Year
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RENO, Nev. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has selected Army veteran Colin Anderson as its 2025-2026 John A. Biedrzycki Accredited Service Representative of the Year. The annual honor is presented to a VFW Accredited Service Officer whose dedication, leadership and advocacy have made an extraordinary impact on veterans ... Show Full Article KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 29 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * VFW Presents Acclaimed John A. Biedrzycki Award Army veteran selected as VFW Accredited Service Representative of the Year - RENO, Nev. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has selected Army veteran Colin Anderson as its 2025-2026 John A. Biedrzycki Accredited Service Representative of the Year. The annual honor is presented to a VFW Accredited Service Officer whose dedication, leadership and advocacy have made an extraordinary impact on veteransand their families. Anderson received the award today during the VFW's 127th National Convention in Reno, Nevada.
"Colin Anderson's commitment to veterans is evident in every aspect of his work," said VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore. "Colin has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to improving the lives of veterans and their families. His accomplishments reflect the very best of the VFW's National Veterans Service program and we are proud to recognize him with this well-deserved honor."
As director of Veterans Service for the Department of New York, Anderson oversees the Department's service officer program across Albany, Buffalo and New York City while leading initiatives that have significantly expanded access to VA benefits and services. Under his leadership, the Department of New York partnered with the New York City Department of Veterans Services to establish the Vallone Veterans Initiative, an effort that dramatically increased the availability of accredited service officers for New York City veterans. He also spearheaded an expansion of the program that more than doubled the number of VFW Accredited Service Officers serving the city and laid the groundwork to assist more than 200,000 underserved veterans.
Beyond expanding services, his leadership has contributed to a substantial increase in claims filed on behalf of New York veterans while helping secure millions of dollars in benefits for veterans and their families. Anderson also played a key role in developing legislation supporting New York's 100% property tax exemption for qualifying service-connected disabled veterans. His efforts exemplify the VFW's mission of ensuring no veteran navigates the benefits system alone.
Anderson is a Bronze Legacy Life member at John W. Tiffany VFW Post 53 in Jamestown, New York.
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Original text here: https://www.vfw.org/media-and-events/latest-releases/archives/2026/7/vfw-presents-acclaimed-john-a-biedrzycki-award
[Category: National Defense]
Tribal Nations and Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Mojave Desert Water From Cadiz Project
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The National Parks Conservation Association posted the following news release on July 28, 2026:
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Tribal Nations and Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Mojave Desert Water from Cadiz Project
The Cadiz project, also known as Mojave Groundwater Bank, is a proposed groundwater mining project that would privatize, pump and unsustainably export billions of gallons of water a year for 50 years from an underground aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert, drying up rare desert springs.
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Today, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Native American Land Conservancy ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The National Parks Conservation Association posted the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Tribal Nations and Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Mojave Desert Water from Cadiz Project The Cadiz project, also known as Mojave Groundwater Bank, is a proposed groundwater mining project that would privatize, pump and unsustainably export billions of gallons of water a year for 50 years from an underground aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert, drying up rare desert springs. - Today, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Native American Land Conservancy(NALC), and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Interior's (DOI) decision to approve a pipeline permit for the controversial Cadiz groundwater mining project. The permit was issued to Fenner Gap Mutual Water Company, an entity formed by Cadiz, Inc.
On July 8, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a permit for a pipeline that would transport groundwater pumped from the aquifer below the Mojave Desert, the driest desert in North America. At issue is the agency's failure to conduct an environmental review of the groundwater depletion impacts on national parks and national monuments, and springs, wildlife, and plants sacred and vital to Tribal Nations. That review is critical because the pipeline would export significant quantities of water from the fragile desert aquifer, depleting the water table, endangering sacred and ecologically essential springs and disrupting wildlife habitat.
The Cadiz project, also known as Mojave Groundwater Bank, is a proposed groundwater mining project led by Cadiz Inc., a foreign investor-backed company, that would privatize, pump, and unsustainably export billions of gallons of water a year for 50 years from an underground aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert for profit. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Cadiz would extract 25 times more each year than nature can replace with precipitation.
Remote springs supported by this aquifer are sacred to Tribes and have been protected for generations. The Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe have opposed the Cadiz project for decades and have highlighted that the project would threaten their Traditional Territories.
The proposed project sits squarely in the middle of Mojave Trails National Monument, directly between Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve. All three of these impacted iconic desert parks and public lands are part of the Mojave Desert -- a unique landscape with immense biological diversity, recreational opportunities, Tribal history and cultural value that is dependent on scarce water resources.
In its final weeks, the first Trump administration issued Cadiz this same pipeline permit, without any environmental review of the groundwater depletion. The Biden administration acknowledged that decision was unlawful, and a federal court subsequently cancelled the permit. Under the second Trump administration, the BLM reversed course and issued another permit, similarly without review of the groundwater depletion.
The project has been mired in controversy for decades because it would destroy traditional landscapes, damage prized national parkland and deepen water insecurity for communities. This unsustainable pumping would dry up desert springs that bighorn sheep, migrating birds, kit foxes and other rare desert wildlife rely on to live.
This lack of a sustainable water supply exposes ratepayers to substantial risk, including the scenario where their water supply could be terminated and they risk shouldering the costs of the environmental damage.
Federal and State officials and advocates for conservation, clean water, and social justice have worked to block the project, ensuring the Colorado River and western water crises are not exacerbated by this unsustainable, unreliable water extraction project. Recently, the State of Arizona's Water Infrastructure Finance Authority voted to reject funding the project while the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona, representing 21 Tribal Nations, voted to oppose it.
The Tribal Nations and the organizations are represented by the UC Irvine Environmental Law Clinic and Stanford Environmental Law Clinic.
Statement from Daniel Leivas, Chairman of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe:
"Our people have been here since time immemorial, and we will not allow the Cadiz Corporation and federal government to destroy the living landscapes that preserve and teach our traditional ways. That is why we are taking this fight for indigenous rights and cultural survival to the courts. Ocean Woman is the Great Spirit of all water. The cycle and flow of the Living Spirit of water within all the trees, plants, people, animals, land and sky have been present since time immemorial. The ancient waters that formed and shaped the land we know today rest within the Earth below Cadiz. It is the living heart of the desert; to drain it would be to drain the life out of the entire desert. No profit is worth such desecration."
Statement from Timothy Williams, Chairman of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe:
"This is the Mojave Desert, and we are the Mojave people, the caretakers of this land, water and wildlife since time immemorial. Our Tribe has a solemn, sacred relationship with these resources that Cadiz, Inc., a foreign investor-backed company, is targeting for exploitation and profit. Their plan to pump and sell 25 times more groundwater each year than the aquifer can replenish would desecrate our traditional territories and any community sold this water would be left with an unreliable, unsustainable supply. The federal government's permitting of Cadiz is not only negligent, but dangerous to the American Desert Southwest. Science and commonsense has not prevailed with the federal government's failure to review the impacts of the groundwater depletion, so we must take this matter to court to protect our desert and its people."
Statement from Michael Madrigal, MA (Cahuilla), President, Native American Land Conservancy:
"The Cadiz water mining project has threatened the Mojave Desert for decades. The Desert is our home and home of many of our non-human relatives. The foreign-backed Cadiz project would be disastrous for our communities. That is why NALC is once again standing with the Chemehuevi and Ft. Mojave Indian Tribes to oppose Cadiz with the hope that we can end this threat once and for all."
Statement from Chance Wilcox, California Desert Associate Director at the National Parks Conservation Association:
"The administration wants to drain the desert, while defying the federal government's own scientists who have been ringing alarm bells for years. This pipeline is an antiquated scheme that will rob the Mojave of its rare springs and wildlife and harm Tribes and the public lands they've stewarded for generations. A full environmental review is absolutely necessary, as required by law, and would expose the sheer magnitude of the damage this would bring to the California Desert. You can't claim to be a solution to a water crisis when you are manufacturing another in the same breath."
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About the National Parks Conservation Association: Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has been the leading voice in safeguarding our national parks. NPCA and its more than 1.9 million members and supporters work together to protect and preserve our nation's most iconic and inspirational places for future generations. For more information, visit [www.npca.org](www.npca.org).
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View lawsuit here: https://npca.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/1289/367ef425-329f-4b23-8197-657ad26e1621.pdf?1785263616
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Original text here: https://www.npca.org/articles/11474-tribal-nations-and-conservation-groups-sue-to-protect-mojave-desert-water
[Category: Environment]
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Tribal Nations and Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Mojave Desert Water from Cadiz Project
The Cadiz project, also known as Mojave Groundwater Bank, is a proposed groundwater mining project that would privatize, pump and unsustainably export billions of gallons of water a year for 50 years from an underground aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert, drying up rare desert springs.
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Today, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Native American Land Conservancy ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The National Parks Conservation Association posted the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Tribal Nations and Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Mojave Desert Water from Cadiz Project The Cadiz project, also known as Mojave Groundwater Bank, is a proposed groundwater mining project that would privatize, pump and unsustainably export billions of gallons of water a year for 50 years from an underground aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert, drying up rare desert springs. - Today, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Native American Land Conservancy(NALC), and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Interior's (DOI) decision to approve a pipeline permit for the controversial Cadiz groundwater mining project. The permit was issued to Fenner Gap Mutual Water Company, an entity formed by Cadiz, Inc.
On July 8, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a permit for a pipeline that would transport groundwater pumped from the aquifer below the Mojave Desert, the driest desert in North America. At issue is the agency's failure to conduct an environmental review of the groundwater depletion impacts on national parks and national monuments, and springs, wildlife, and plants sacred and vital to Tribal Nations. That review is critical because the pipeline would export significant quantities of water from the fragile desert aquifer, depleting the water table, endangering sacred and ecologically essential springs and disrupting wildlife habitat.
The Cadiz project, also known as Mojave Groundwater Bank, is a proposed groundwater mining project led by Cadiz Inc., a foreign investor-backed company, that would privatize, pump, and unsustainably export billions of gallons of water a year for 50 years from an underground aquifer beneath the Mojave Desert for profit. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Cadiz would extract 25 times more each year than nature can replace with precipitation.
Remote springs supported by this aquifer are sacred to Tribes and have been protected for generations. The Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe have opposed the Cadiz project for decades and have highlighted that the project would threaten their Traditional Territories.
The proposed project sits squarely in the middle of Mojave Trails National Monument, directly between Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve. All three of these impacted iconic desert parks and public lands are part of the Mojave Desert -- a unique landscape with immense biological diversity, recreational opportunities, Tribal history and cultural value that is dependent on scarce water resources.
In its final weeks, the first Trump administration issued Cadiz this same pipeline permit, without any environmental review of the groundwater depletion. The Biden administration acknowledged that decision was unlawful, and a federal court subsequently cancelled the permit. Under the second Trump administration, the BLM reversed course and issued another permit, similarly without review of the groundwater depletion.
The project has been mired in controversy for decades because it would destroy traditional landscapes, damage prized national parkland and deepen water insecurity for communities. This unsustainable pumping would dry up desert springs that bighorn sheep, migrating birds, kit foxes and other rare desert wildlife rely on to live.
This lack of a sustainable water supply exposes ratepayers to substantial risk, including the scenario where their water supply could be terminated and they risk shouldering the costs of the environmental damage.
Federal and State officials and advocates for conservation, clean water, and social justice have worked to block the project, ensuring the Colorado River and western water crises are not exacerbated by this unsustainable, unreliable water extraction project. Recently, the State of Arizona's Water Infrastructure Finance Authority voted to reject funding the project while the Inter Tribal Association of Arizona, representing 21 Tribal Nations, voted to oppose it.
The Tribal Nations and the organizations are represented by the UC Irvine Environmental Law Clinic and Stanford Environmental Law Clinic.
Statement from Daniel Leivas, Chairman of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe:
"Our people have been here since time immemorial, and we will not allow the Cadiz Corporation and federal government to destroy the living landscapes that preserve and teach our traditional ways. That is why we are taking this fight for indigenous rights and cultural survival to the courts. Ocean Woman is the Great Spirit of all water. The cycle and flow of the Living Spirit of water within all the trees, plants, people, animals, land and sky have been present since time immemorial. The ancient waters that formed and shaped the land we know today rest within the Earth below Cadiz. It is the living heart of the desert; to drain it would be to drain the life out of the entire desert. No profit is worth such desecration."
Statement from Timothy Williams, Chairman of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe:
"This is the Mojave Desert, and we are the Mojave people, the caretakers of this land, water and wildlife since time immemorial. Our Tribe has a solemn, sacred relationship with these resources that Cadiz, Inc., a foreign investor-backed company, is targeting for exploitation and profit. Their plan to pump and sell 25 times more groundwater each year than the aquifer can replenish would desecrate our traditional territories and any community sold this water would be left with an unreliable, unsustainable supply. The federal government's permitting of Cadiz is not only negligent, but dangerous to the American Desert Southwest. Science and commonsense has not prevailed with the federal government's failure to review the impacts of the groundwater depletion, so we must take this matter to court to protect our desert and its people."
Statement from Michael Madrigal, MA (Cahuilla), President, Native American Land Conservancy:
"The Cadiz water mining project has threatened the Mojave Desert for decades. The Desert is our home and home of many of our non-human relatives. The foreign-backed Cadiz project would be disastrous for our communities. That is why NALC is once again standing with the Chemehuevi and Ft. Mojave Indian Tribes to oppose Cadiz with the hope that we can end this threat once and for all."
Statement from Chance Wilcox, California Desert Associate Director at the National Parks Conservation Association:
"The administration wants to drain the desert, while defying the federal government's own scientists who have been ringing alarm bells for years. This pipeline is an antiquated scheme that will rob the Mojave of its rare springs and wildlife and harm Tribes and the public lands they've stewarded for generations. A full environmental review is absolutely necessary, as required by law, and would expose the sheer magnitude of the damage this would bring to the California Desert. You can't claim to be a solution to a water crisis when you are manufacturing another in the same breath."
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About the National Parks Conservation Association: Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has been the leading voice in safeguarding our national parks. NPCA and its more than 1.9 million members and supporters work together to protect and preserve our nation's most iconic and inspirational places for future generations. For more information, visit [www.npca.org](www.npca.org).
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View lawsuit here: https://npca.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/1289/367ef425-329f-4b23-8197-657ad26e1621.pdf?1785263616
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Original text here: https://www.npca.org/articles/11474-tribal-nations-and-conservation-groups-sue-to-protect-mojave-desert-water
[Category: Environment]
Scouting America: Faith in Action - National Jamboree Offers Religious Services for Scouts of Many Faith Traditions
IRVING, Texas, July 29 -- Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) issued the following news release:
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Faith in Action: National Jamboree Offers Religious Services for Scouts of Many Faith Traditions
Faith opportunities highlight Scouting's commitment to Duty to God and religious growth
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GLEN JEAN, WV - The Scouting America 2026 National Jamboree offered a wide range of religious services, worship opportunities, and faith-based programs representing nearly 20 faith traditions, providing Scouts, leaders, volunteers, and guests opportunities for spiritual reflection and fellowship ... Show Full Article IRVING, Texas, July 29 -- Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) issued the following news release: * * * Faith in Action: National Jamboree Offers Religious Services for Scouts of Many Faith Traditions Faith opportunities highlight Scouting's commitment to Duty to God and religious growth - GLEN JEAN, WV - The Scouting America 2026 National Jamboree offered a wide range of religious services, worship opportunities, and faith-based programs representing nearly 20 faith traditions, providing Scouts, leaders, volunteers, and guests opportunities for spiritual reflection and fellowshipthroughout the event.
Held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, the National Jamboree is Scouting America's premier event, bringing together thousands of Scouts from across the nation for a once-in-a-lifetime experience focused on outdoor adventure, leadership development, community service, STEM education, and personal growth. Equally important, the Jamboree reflects Scouting's longstanding commitment to supporting the spiritual development of young people through opportunities to practice and celebrate their faith.
"Scouting America is proud to welcome youth and families from many faith traditions," said Ricky Mason, Scouting America national chair. "The National Jamboree is known for extraordinary adventure, leadership experiences, service projects, STEM activities, and personal growth opportunities, and it is also a place where Scouts can strengthen their faith, reflect on their values, and connect with others who share their beliefs."
Faith has long been an important part of the Scouting experience. The Scout Oath calls upon Scouts to do their duty to God and country, while the Scout Law encourages reverence and respect for the beliefs of others. The National Jamboree's religious services provide meaningful opportunities for participants to live out those principles during one of the most memorable events in Scouting.
In addition to worship services, many faith communities offer fellowship gatherings, educational activities, religious emblem opportunities, and discussions focused on faith, leadership, service, and character development. These experiences complement the Jamboree's broader mission of preparing young people to become ethical leaders and engaged citizens.
"Scouting helps young people grow in every dimension of their lives," said Mason. "Whether they're experiencing a new outdoor challenge, exploring STEM careers, serving their communities, developing leadership skills, or participating in worship, Scouts are building the character and values that will guide them throughout their lives."
The National Jamboree's faith programming serves as a powerful reminder that Scouting brings together young people from different backgrounds and beliefs while fostering respect, understanding, and a shared commitment to service and leadership.
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About Scouting America
Scouting America provides the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be "Prepared. For Life.(R)" Scouting America welcomes all of America's youth into its programs. Our goal is to give them fantastic experiences in the outdoors, and elsewhere, where they can grow with us in a safe environment. More than 130 million Americans have been through our programs since our founding, and nearly 1 million youth are served by 477,000 dedicated adult volunteers in local councils throughout the country. To learn more about Scouting America's mission, or to sign your child up for Scouting, visit www.BeAScout.org.
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Original text here: https://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/faith-in-action-national-jamboree-offers-religious-services-for-scouts-of-many-faith-traditions/
[Category: Sociological]
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Faith in Action: National Jamboree Offers Religious Services for Scouts of Many Faith Traditions
Faith opportunities highlight Scouting's commitment to Duty to God and religious growth
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GLEN JEAN, WV - The Scouting America 2026 National Jamboree offered a wide range of religious services, worship opportunities, and faith-based programs representing nearly 20 faith traditions, providing Scouts, leaders, volunteers, and guests opportunities for spiritual reflection and fellowship ... Show Full Article IRVING, Texas, July 29 -- Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) issued the following news release: * * * Faith in Action: National Jamboree Offers Religious Services for Scouts of Many Faith Traditions Faith opportunities highlight Scouting's commitment to Duty to God and religious growth - GLEN JEAN, WV - The Scouting America 2026 National Jamboree offered a wide range of religious services, worship opportunities, and faith-based programs representing nearly 20 faith traditions, providing Scouts, leaders, volunteers, and guests opportunities for spiritual reflection and fellowshipthroughout the event.
Held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, the National Jamboree is Scouting America's premier event, bringing together thousands of Scouts from across the nation for a once-in-a-lifetime experience focused on outdoor adventure, leadership development, community service, STEM education, and personal growth. Equally important, the Jamboree reflects Scouting's longstanding commitment to supporting the spiritual development of young people through opportunities to practice and celebrate their faith.
"Scouting America is proud to welcome youth and families from many faith traditions," said Ricky Mason, Scouting America national chair. "The National Jamboree is known for extraordinary adventure, leadership experiences, service projects, STEM activities, and personal growth opportunities, and it is also a place where Scouts can strengthen their faith, reflect on their values, and connect with others who share their beliefs."
Faith has long been an important part of the Scouting experience. The Scout Oath calls upon Scouts to do their duty to God and country, while the Scout Law encourages reverence and respect for the beliefs of others. The National Jamboree's religious services provide meaningful opportunities for participants to live out those principles during one of the most memorable events in Scouting.
In addition to worship services, many faith communities offer fellowship gatherings, educational activities, religious emblem opportunities, and discussions focused on faith, leadership, service, and character development. These experiences complement the Jamboree's broader mission of preparing young people to become ethical leaders and engaged citizens.
"Scouting helps young people grow in every dimension of their lives," said Mason. "Whether they're experiencing a new outdoor challenge, exploring STEM careers, serving their communities, developing leadership skills, or participating in worship, Scouts are building the character and values that will guide them throughout their lives."
The National Jamboree's faith programming serves as a powerful reminder that Scouting brings together young people from different backgrounds and beliefs while fostering respect, understanding, and a shared commitment to service and leadership.
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About Scouting America
Scouting America provides the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, which helps young people be "Prepared. For Life.(R)" Scouting America welcomes all of America's youth into its programs. Our goal is to give them fantastic experiences in the outdoors, and elsewhere, where they can grow with us in a safe environment. More than 130 million Americans have been through our programs since our founding, and nearly 1 million youth are served by 477,000 dedicated adult volunteers in local councils throughout the country. To learn more about Scouting America's mission, or to sign your child up for Scouting, visit www.BeAScout.org.
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Original text here: https://www.scoutingnewsroom.org/press-releases/faith-in-action-national-jamboree-offers-religious-services-for-scouts-of-many-faith-traditions/
[Category: Sociological]
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Drain Mojave Desert
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 28, 2026:
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Drain Mojave Desert
California's Cadiz Pipeline would deplete groundwater, harm desert wildlife
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Los Angeles, CA -- Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration today for approving a private company's plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of California's Mojave Desert.
In today's lawsuit (https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/26-07-28-doc.-1-complaint.pdf), ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Drain Mojave Desert California's Cadiz Pipeline would deplete groundwater, harm desert wildlife - Los Angeles, CA -- Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration today for approving a private company's plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of California's Mojave Desert. In today's lawsuit (https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/26-07-28-doc.-1-complaint.pdf),the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice and Center attorneys, say the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) approval of the Cadiz Water Project pipeline ignores the project's significant environmental harms and violates the National Environmental Policy Act and other laws governing public lands.
"BLM's attempt to revive this project without public process or environmental review is another example of how the Trump administration is selling out the American people and our public lands to private industry hellbent on profiting from natural resources. It's like Groundhog's Day: they still haven't corrected the legal errors previously identified by the court, and we're filing another lawsuit to address the same concerns," said Earthjustice attorney Elizabeth Forsyth.
The pipeline crosses Mojave Trails National Monument and other protected federal public land in southeastern California. Its operation would dry up freshwater springs that desert plants and animals need to survive. This would be devastating for imperiled species like the desert tortoise and desert bighorn sheep.
"The Trump administration is once again handing out favors to its cronies determined to suck the Mojave Desert dry," said Lisa Belenky, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. "Courts have repeatedly ruled against the Cadiz project and yet the federal government is ignoring the consequences of this disastrous groundwater pumping scheme. Desert creatures like the bighorn sheep won't survive if key springs and seeps they need are lost. That's why we are determined to keep fighting this ill-conceived project."
Cadiz plans to extract far more groundwater from the desert aquifers than is replenished naturally. The drawdown of the water table will deplete and expose desert playa lakebeds, resulting in air pollution from windswept sediments laden with toxic heavy metals.
In 2021 environmental groups sued the BLM when it approved the Cadiz project in the final days of the first Trump administration and in 2022 a federal judge vacated that approval. Rather than defend its unlawful decision, the agency admitted it should have accounted for the harm pumping groundwater would have on the surrounding desert ecosystem.
In addition to the environmental devastation from pumping water out of ancient desert aquifers, converting the oil and gas pipeline to carry water will also cause substantial environmental harm before any groundwater is pumped.
Cadiz has planned extensive construction activities across public lands. This includes bulldozing access roads, installing pumping infrastructure and using heavy-duty equipment over a sprawling area more than 10 times larger than Disneyland. These activities will fragment desert habitat, disturb sensitive biological resources and generate significant air pollution in an area that already suffers from poor air quality.
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About Earthjustice
Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health, to preserve magnificent places and wildlife, to advance clean energy, and to combat climate change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.
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Original text here: https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/lawsuit-challenges-trump-administrations-latest-attempt-to-drain-mojave-desert
[Category: Environment]
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Drain Mojave Desert
California's Cadiz Pipeline would deplete groundwater, harm desert wildlife
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Los Angeles, CA -- Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration today for approving a private company's plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of California's Mojave Desert.
In today's lawsuit (https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/26-07-28-doc.-1-complaint.pdf), ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Drain Mojave Desert California's Cadiz Pipeline would deplete groundwater, harm desert wildlife - Los Angeles, CA -- Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration today for approving a private company's plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of California's Mojave Desert. In today's lawsuit (https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/26-07-28-doc.-1-complaint.pdf),the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice and Center attorneys, say the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) approval of the Cadiz Water Project pipeline ignores the project's significant environmental harms and violates the National Environmental Policy Act and other laws governing public lands.
"BLM's attempt to revive this project without public process or environmental review is another example of how the Trump administration is selling out the American people and our public lands to private industry hellbent on profiting from natural resources. It's like Groundhog's Day: they still haven't corrected the legal errors previously identified by the court, and we're filing another lawsuit to address the same concerns," said Earthjustice attorney Elizabeth Forsyth.
The pipeline crosses Mojave Trails National Monument and other protected federal public land in southeastern California. Its operation would dry up freshwater springs that desert plants and animals need to survive. This would be devastating for imperiled species like the desert tortoise and desert bighorn sheep.
"The Trump administration is once again handing out favors to its cronies determined to suck the Mojave Desert dry," said Lisa Belenky, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. "Courts have repeatedly ruled against the Cadiz project and yet the federal government is ignoring the consequences of this disastrous groundwater pumping scheme. Desert creatures like the bighorn sheep won't survive if key springs and seeps they need are lost. That's why we are determined to keep fighting this ill-conceived project."
Cadiz plans to extract far more groundwater from the desert aquifers than is replenished naturally. The drawdown of the water table will deplete and expose desert playa lakebeds, resulting in air pollution from windswept sediments laden with toxic heavy metals.
In 2021 environmental groups sued the BLM when it approved the Cadiz project in the final days of the first Trump administration and in 2022 a federal judge vacated that approval. Rather than defend its unlawful decision, the agency admitted it should have accounted for the harm pumping groundwater would have on the surrounding desert ecosystem.
In addition to the environmental devastation from pumping water out of ancient desert aquifers, converting the oil and gas pipeline to carry water will also cause substantial environmental harm before any groundwater is pumped.
Cadiz has planned extensive construction activities across public lands. This includes bulldozing access roads, installing pumping infrastructure and using heavy-duty equipment over a sprawling area more than 10 times larger than Disneyland. These activities will fragment desert habitat, disturb sensitive biological resources and generate significant air pollution in an area that already suffers from poor air quality.
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Original text here: https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/lawsuit-challenges-trump-administrations-latest-attempt-to-drain-mojave-desert
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Fauci Treated for Pulmonary Infarction Months After Getting COVID Vaccine, Diaries Show
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news:
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Fauci Treated for Pulmonary Infarction Months After Getting COVID Vaccine, Diaries Show
A newly released diary entry ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Wednesday congressional hearing is fueling renewed debate surrounding COVID-19 vaccine safety. A June 19, 2021, journal note described what Fauci characterized as a "horrible roller coaster day" after he had experienced chest pain. ... Show Full Article FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * Fauci Treated for Pulmonary Infarction Months After Getting COVID Vaccine, Diaries Show A newly released diary entry ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Wednesday congressional hearing is fueling renewed debate surrounding COVID-19 vaccine safety. A June 19, 2021, journal note described what Fauci characterized as a "horrible roller coaster day" after he had experienced chest pain.According to his notes, multiple specialists ultimately diagnosed him with a pulmonary infarction, commonly triggered by a blood clot in the lung.
by Henrick Karoliszyn, DSW
A newly released diary entry ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Wednesday congressional hearing is fueling renewed debate surrounding COVID-19 vaccine safety.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) shared Fauci's personal diaries that span from December 2019 through Fauci's retirement in late 2022. The documents are expected to be a focal point when Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to face additional questioning about the pandemic and his role in the government's response.
Among the most-discussed entries is a June 19, 2021, journal note describing what Fauci characterized as a "horrible roller coaster day" after diagnostic imaging, performed because he had experienced chest pain, revealed what physicians initially feared could be lung cancer.
According to his notes, multiple specialists ultimately concluded the primary confirmed finding was a pulmonary infarction -- an area of damaged lung tissue caused by loss of blood flow. Doctors recommended immediate treatment.
The diary states:
"The only definite thing on the film was the pulmonary infarct. He recommended a follow-up CT in three months and begin anticoagulation immediately with Eliquis."
Eliquis is a blood thinner manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer.
Paul's office released the records without asserting a definitive cause of the pulmonary infarction. However, some physicians and commentators have argued that the event deserves additional scrutiny.
Cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough wrote on Substack that the episode occurred months after Fauci received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and was a "direct result of a pulmonary embolism which is a known side effect of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccination."
McCullough contends Fauci's medical event may have been vaccine-related. He believes federal officials didn't adequately inform the public about potential mRNA COVID-19 vaccination risks.
McCullough wrote:
"There is a profound, sick irony in a public health leader suffering a life-threatening blood clot following a novel mRNA inoculation, only to return to the podium to demand that millions of others accept the same risk profile.
"While he navigated his own recovery with the specialized care of top-tier pulmonologists and radiologists, he simultaneously championed policies that forced the populace into a state of medical compliance."
No evidence contained in the diary itself attributes Fauci's pulmonary infarction to vaccination, and no treating physician cited in the released records identified the Moderna vaccine as the cause.
Richard Ebright, Ph.D., a molecular biologist at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, said he was not convinced -- though he thought it was not impossible the vaccine and the pulmonary infarction were related.
"I highly doubt it," he told The Defender. "But I would not rule it out."
Federal health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have acknowledged that adverse events have been associated with COVID-19 vaccines while continuing to conclude that the benefits outweighed the risks for most populations during the pandemic.
Large studies have also found that COVID-19 infection itself substantially increases the risk of blood clots.
Kennedy revives criticism of Fauci, pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighed in following the release of Fauci's diaries, writing on X that the pandemic "exposed a profound failure of America's public health institutions" before addressing Fauci directly.
"Fauci lied about masks," Kennedy said. " He lied about social distancing. He lied about transmission. He lied about natural immunity."
In a recent Fox News appearance, Kennedy referenced a press conference featuring Fauci getting vaccinated in December 2020.
In June 2021 -- as Fauci's pulmonary infarction went under the radar -- Fauci told Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
This helped create a rift between public health officials and American citizens, Kennedy stated on the segment.
"Anybody who did not give complete blind faith to these expert opinions, which we now know were lies, was marginalized, vilified, demonized, censored," he said. "Americans no longer trust public health and they shouldn't because they were lied to."
COVID vaccines consistently linked to cardiac events
A September 2021 pooled analysis combining a Singapore hospital cohort with a systematic review found that cardiac events reported after COVID-19 vaccination were uncommon but showed distinct patterns for myocarditis and acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack.
Researchers identified 30 patients from a tertiary hospital in Singapore who developed cardiac symptoms within 14 days of vaccination, including 29 cases of acute myocardial infarction and one case of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle.
The systematic review of 16 published studies added 41 myocarditis cases and six acute myocardial infarction cases, for a total of 77 patients.
The analysis found that myocarditis occurred primarily in younger men and typically developed about 72 hours after vaccination, most often following the second dose. In contrast, acute myocardial infarction cases generally involved older adults, occurred within about 24 hours of vaccination and were more commonly reported after the first dose.
Among the Singapore cohort, five patients developed heart failure, two experienced cardiogenic shock, three required mechanical ventilation and one died from cardiovascular complications.
Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) formally recognized the country's first fatality associated with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in February 2023. A statement from the MOH stated a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man identified only as Rajib died 21 days after receiving the vaccine, after succumbing to myocarditis, according to the state coroner.
A 2022 systematic review examining a potential link between COVID-19 vaccination and myocardial infarction found reports of heart attacks following multiple COVID-19 vaccines but concluded that existing evidence does not establish a causal relationship.
Researchers reviewed 29 studies published through May 2022, including case reports, case series, cohort studies and systematic reviews, involving vaccines from AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac and Bharat Biotech.
Across the studies, more than half of published case reports described symptom onset within hours of vaccination, while most of the remainder occurred within 10 days.
The reported mortality among published myocardial infarction cases was 29%. They concluded that although "many studies linked MI [myocardial infarction] to COVID-19 vaccinations, no definitive association could be found."
A December 2025 Stanford Medicine study identified a potential biological mechanism underlying cases of myocarditis seen after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.
Researchers found that the vaccines can trigger a two-step immune response involving the cytokines CXCL10 and interferon-gamma (IFN-y). Laboratory experiments in human cells, cardiac tissue models and mice suggested these signaling molecules promote inflammation that can injure heart muscle cells. Blocking the cytokines reduced markers of cardiac injury while largely preserving the immune response.
The study noted that vaccine-associated myocarditis is rare, occurring in approximately 1 in 140,000 people after a first mRNA vaccine dose and about 1 in 32,000 after a second dose.
The highest reported incidence was among males age 30 and younger, at roughly one case per 16,750 vaccine recipients. Symptoms, including chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations, typically develop within one to three days after vaccination.
Pandemic response led to decline in Americans' trust in public institutions
The release of Fauci's diaries comes as Americans remain sharply divided over whom they trust for reliable health information.
While confidence in federal health agencies stabilized after years of decline, trust in government officials continues to erode, according to a recent KFF poll.
The survey found that 51% of adults say they have at least "a fair amount" of trust in both the CDC and the FDA to provide reliable health information -- unchanged from January 2026, after years of declining confidence during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trust in political leaders, however, slipped.
Confidence in state government officials fell to 38%, down from 43% six months earlier, while trust in President Donald Trump declined from 30% to 24%. Only 34% of respondents said they trusted Kennedy.
Despite growing skepticism toward government institutions, personal physicians remained the nation's most trusted health resource. The poll found that 86% of adults said they trust their own doctor or health care provider to deliver reliable health information.
"Doctors continue to be the public's most trusted source of reliable information on health issues," KFF researchers wrote in the report.
Fauci hasn't publicly responded to release of diaries
Fauci did not respond to several requests for comment from The Defender regarding the diary entries.
The former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director who retired in 2022 after 54 years last spoke with lawmakers publicly in June 2024.
Fauci has consistently defended his handling of the pandemic. He previously testified that his recommendations reflected the best available scientific evidence at the time, even as guidance evolved with new research.
During the previous two-day hearing in 2024, Fauci told lawmakers, "I don't recall" more than 100 times when asked about decisions he made during the early months of the outbreak.
On Wednesday, Fauci's diaries will likely loom large during his scheduled congressional hearing as lawmakers continue investigating federal pandemic decision-making, vaccine policy and the government's early response to COVID-19.
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Henrick Karoliszyn, DSW, is an investigative reporter for The Defender.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fauci-treated-pulmonary-infarction-months-after-getting-covid-vaccine-diaries-show/
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Fauci Treated for Pulmonary Infarction Months After Getting COVID Vaccine, Diaries Show
A newly released diary entry ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Wednesday congressional hearing is fueling renewed debate surrounding COVID-19 vaccine safety. A June 19, 2021, journal note described what Fauci characterized as a "horrible roller coaster day" after he had experienced chest pain. ... Show Full Article FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * Fauci Treated for Pulmonary Infarction Months After Getting COVID Vaccine, Diaries Show A newly released diary entry ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Wednesday congressional hearing is fueling renewed debate surrounding COVID-19 vaccine safety. A June 19, 2021, journal note described what Fauci characterized as a "horrible roller coaster day" after he had experienced chest pain.According to his notes, multiple specialists ultimately diagnosed him with a pulmonary infarction, commonly triggered by a blood clot in the lung.
by Henrick Karoliszyn, DSW
A newly released diary entry ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Wednesday congressional hearing is fueling renewed debate surrounding COVID-19 vaccine safety.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) shared Fauci's personal diaries that span from December 2019 through Fauci's retirement in late 2022. The documents are expected to be a focal point when Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to face additional questioning about the pandemic and his role in the government's response.
Among the most-discussed entries is a June 19, 2021, journal note describing what Fauci characterized as a "horrible roller coaster day" after diagnostic imaging, performed because he had experienced chest pain, revealed what physicians initially feared could be lung cancer.
According to his notes, multiple specialists ultimately concluded the primary confirmed finding was a pulmonary infarction -- an area of damaged lung tissue caused by loss of blood flow. Doctors recommended immediate treatment.
The diary states:
"The only definite thing on the film was the pulmonary infarct. He recommended a follow-up CT in three months and begin anticoagulation immediately with Eliquis."
Eliquis is a blood thinner manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer.
Paul's office released the records without asserting a definitive cause of the pulmonary infarction. However, some physicians and commentators have argued that the event deserves additional scrutiny.
Cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough wrote on Substack that the episode occurred months after Fauci received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and was a "direct result of a pulmonary embolism which is a known side effect of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccination."
McCullough contends Fauci's medical event may have been vaccine-related. He believes federal officials didn't adequately inform the public about potential mRNA COVID-19 vaccination risks.
McCullough wrote:
"There is a profound, sick irony in a public health leader suffering a life-threatening blood clot following a novel mRNA inoculation, only to return to the podium to demand that millions of others accept the same risk profile.
"While he navigated his own recovery with the specialized care of top-tier pulmonologists and radiologists, he simultaneously championed policies that forced the populace into a state of medical compliance."
No evidence contained in the diary itself attributes Fauci's pulmonary infarction to vaccination, and no treating physician cited in the released records identified the Moderna vaccine as the cause.
Richard Ebright, Ph.D., a molecular biologist at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, said he was not convinced -- though he thought it was not impossible the vaccine and the pulmonary infarction were related.
"I highly doubt it," he told The Defender. "But I would not rule it out."
Federal health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have acknowledged that adverse events have been associated with COVID-19 vaccines while continuing to conclude that the benefits outweighed the risks for most populations during the pandemic.
Large studies have also found that COVID-19 infection itself substantially increases the risk of blood clots.
Kennedy revives criticism of Fauci, pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighed in following the release of Fauci's diaries, writing on X that the pandemic "exposed a profound failure of America's public health institutions" before addressing Fauci directly.
"Fauci lied about masks," Kennedy said. " He lied about social distancing. He lied about transmission. He lied about natural immunity."
In a recent Fox News appearance, Kennedy referenced a press conference featuring Fauci getting vaccinated in December 2020.
In June 2021 -- as Fauci's pulmonary infarction went under the radar -- Fauci told Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
This helped create a rift between public health officials and American citizens, Kennedy stated on the segment.
"Anybody who did not give complete blind faith to these expert opinions, which we now know were lies, was marginalized, vilified, demonized, censored," he said. "Americans no longer trust public health and they shouldn't because they were lied to."
COVID vaccines consistently linked to cardiac events
A September 2021 pooled analysis combining a Singapore hospital cohort with a systematic review found that cardiac events reported after COVID-19 vaccination were uncommon but showed distinct patterns for myocarditis and acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack.
Researchers identified 30 patients from a tertiary hospital in Singapore who developed cardiac symptoms within 14 days of vaccination, including 29 cases of acute myocardial infarction and one case of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle.
The systematic review of 16 published studies added 41 myocarditis cases and six acute myocardial infarction cases, for a total of 77 patients.
The analysis found that myocarditis occurred primarily in younger men and typically developed about 72 hours after vaccination, most often following the second dose. In contrast, acute myocardial infarction cases generally involved older adults, occurred within about 24 hours of vaccination and were more commonly reported after the first dose.
Among the Singapore cohort, five patients developed heart failure, two experienced cardiogenic shock, three required mechanical ventilation and one died from cardiovascular complications.
Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) formally recognized the country's first fatality associated with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in February 2023. A statement from the MOH stated a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man identified only as Rajib died 21 days after receiving the vaccine, after succumbing to myocarditis, according to the state coroner.
A 2022 systematic review examining a potential link between COVID-19 vaccination and myocardial infarction found reports of heart attacks following multiple COVID-19 vaccines but concluded that existing evidence does not establish a causal relationship.
Researchers reviewed 29 studies published through May 2022, including case reports, case series, cohort studies and systematic reviews, involving vaccines from AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, Sinopharm, Sinovac and Bharat Biotech.
Across the studies, more than half of published case reports described symptom onset within hours of vaccination, while most of the remainder occurred within 10 days.
The reported mortality among published myocardial infarction cases was 29%. They concluded that although "many studies linked MI [myocardial infarction] to COVID-19 vaccinations, no definitive association could be found."
A December 2025 Stanford Medicine study identified a potential biological mechanism underlying cases of myocarditis seen after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.
Researchers found that the vaccines can trigger a two-step immune response involving the cytokines CXCL10 and interferon-gamma (IFN-y). Laboratory experiments in human cells, cardiac tissue models and mice suggested these signaling molecules promote inflammation that can injure heart muscle cells. Blocking the cytokines reduced markers of cardiac injury while largely preserving the immune response.
The study noted that vaccine-associated myocarditis is rare, occurring in approximately 1 in 140,000 people after a first mRNA vaccine dose and about 1 in 32,000 after a second dose.
The highest reported incidence was among males age 30 and younger, at roughly one case per 16,750 vaccine recipients. Symptoms, including chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations, typically develop within one to three days after vaccination.
Pandemic response led to decline in Americans' trust in public institutions
The release of Fauci's diaries comes as Americans remain sharply divided over whom they trust for reliable health information.
While confidence in federal health agencies stabilized after years of decline, trust in government officials continues to erode, according to a recent KFF poll.
The survey found that 51% of adults say they have at least "a fair amount" of trust in both the CDC and the FDA to provide reliable health information -- unchanged from January 2026, after years of declining confidence during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trust in political leaders, however, slipped.
Confidence in state government officials fell to 38%, down from 43% six months earlier, while trust in President Donald Trump declined from 30% to 24%. Only 34% of respondents said they trusted Kennedy.
Despite growing skepticism toward government institutions, personal physicians remained the nation's most trusted health resource. The poll found that 86% of adults said they trust their own doctor or health care provider to deliver reliable health information.
"Doctors continue to be the public's most trusted source of reliable information on health issues," KFF researchers wrote in the report.
Fauci hasn't publicly responded to release of diaries
Fauci did not respond to several requests for comment from The Defender regarding the diary entries.
The former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director who retired in 2022 after 54 years last spoke with lawmakers publicly in June 2024.
Fauci has consistently defended his handling of the pandemic. He previously testified that his recommendations reflected the best available scientific evidence at the time, even as guidance evolved with new research.
During the previous two-day hearing in 2024, Fauci told lawmakers, "I don't recall" more than 100 times when asked about decisions he made during the early months of the outbreak.
On Wednesday, Fauci's diaries will likely loom large during his scheduled congressional hearing as lawmakers continue investigating federal pandemic decision-making, vaccine policy and the government's early response to COVID-19.
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Henrick Karoliszyn, DSW, is an investigative reporter for The Defender.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fauci-treated-pulmonary-infarction-months-after-getting-covid-vaccine-diaries-show/
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Families Want Lower Costs and Less Pollution: Public Interest Groups Push Washington's Largest Utility to Lower Rate Increases and Meet Clean Energy Laws
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 28, 2026:
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Families Want Lower Costs and Less Pollution: Public Interest Groups Push Washington's Largest Utility to Lower Rate Increases and Meet Clean Energy Laws
Puget Sound Energy's proposal seeks major rate increases and costly new gas infrastructure
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Seattle, WA -- Climate, environmental, and social justice organizations filed testimony today urging the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to reduce the proposed rate hike from Washington's largest utility and hold it ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Families Want Lower Costs and Less Pollution: Public Interest Groups Push Washington's Largest Utility to Lower Rate Increases and Meet Clean Energy Laws Puget Sound Energy's proposal seeks major rate increases and costly new gas infrastructure - Seattle, WA -- Climate, environmental, and social justice organizations filed testimony today urging the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to reduce the proposed rate hike from Washington's largest utility and hold itaccountable to meet the state's clean energy goals.
The groups outlined a path for Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to rapidly expand clean energy and achieve greater energy conservation while limiting further investment in expensive, outdated fossil fuel infrastructure. The utility is required by state law to reduce its climate pollution over time and has ample pathways to achieve this.
The advocacy groups, represented by Earthjustice, filed the testimony as part of their intervention in a rate hike request by PSE before Washington's public utility commission. The utility is seeking to raise its customer rates over the next three years by nearly 30% for electricity and nearly 20% for gas.
"Rising energy costs are increasingly of concern to Washington families," said Julian Santos, Climate and Clean Energy Senior Manager, Washington Conservation Action. "To keep customer bills in check, Puget Sound Energy must refrain from further investments in dirty, expensive, and inefficient gas plants, like TransAlta's Centralia Plant. Instead, we're encouraging PSE to increase efficiencies that conserve resources while building a more resilient and affordable system powered by clean energy."
"Investing in clean energy costs money, but the clean energy transition has already proven to be a good deal for PSE customers," said Lauren McCloy, Utility and Regulatory Director for the NW Energy Coalition (NWEC). "Now, PSE is bypassing rules and processes that allow the UTC to keep energy affordable and reliable, and asking ratepayers to foot the bill for expensive new gas plants while rejecting cheaper, cleaner alternatives."
"We have an opportunity here to center communities that have historically been disadvantaged and harmed by energy systems relying on fossil fuels. Clean and affordable energy must reach frontline communities," said Aqsa Mengal, Climate and Clean Energy Lead, Front and Centered. "PSE has made admirable efforts to do just this, and we propose ways that they can further ensure the benefits of the energy transition improve the well-being of frontline communities."
"Washington needs PSE to move decisively toward a clean, affordable, electrified energy future, not slow-walk critical electrification efforts and experiment with risky hydrogen blending on customers' dime," said Robin Everett, Deputy Campaign Director, Sierra Club. "We intervened in this rate case to ensure that PSE pursues every cost-effective clean energy option before wasting more customer money on its outdated, polluting methane gas pipeline system."
Some of the key points in the testimony filed today:
* A recommendation that the Commission reject PSE's costly proposal to acquire a 17-year contract for a gas-fired power plant, and two other gas peaker plants. PSE's proposal would far outweigh the cost of renewable alternatives, cost customers billions of dollars, and not contribute to PSE's compliance with Washington clean energy laws.
* Recommendations that the Commission order PSE to immediately implement a general building electrification program to encourage adoption of heat pumps and assess alternatives to new gas investments.
* Support for PSE's Time-of-Use program proposal and a request that the Commission direct PSE to continue to provide bill discount rate participants with bill protection, provide installation assistance and customer education, and reject PSE's proposal to revert to pre-pandemic credit and collections practices.
Testimonies filed today with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission:
* Lauren McCloy, NWEC, explains how PSE is not on track to meet CETA targets and summarizes the recommendations of the joint environmental advocates.
* Liz Stanton, Applied Economics Clinic, reviews PSE's proposed investments in new gas-fired electric power plants and recommends the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission not approve them.
* Brad Cebulko, Current Energy Group, reviews PSE's proposed investments in gas infrastructure and recommends significant changes to bring the gas system into alignment with state clean energy goals.
* Aqsa Mengal, Front and Centered and Charlee Thompson, NWEC, review equity and energy provisions in PSE's programs and make recommendations for improvements.
* Danielle Velez, NRDC, recommends adopting a program to reduce investments in new gas service lines.
* Megan Larkin, Climate Solutions, evaluates whether PSE's gas systems comply with the Climate Commitment Act and whether that compliance appropriately balances risks between PSE's shareholders and its customers.
Background
Puget Sound Energy provides electricity to 1.25 million ratepayers and gas to around 900,000. Because of its size, PSE's rate proceedings carry an outsized importance and often set a benchmark for other gas and electric utilities in the Northwest.
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Original text here: https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/families-want-lower-costs-and-less-pollution-public-interest-groups-push-washingtons-largest-utility-to-lower-rate-increases-and-meet-clean-energy-laws
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Families Want Lower Costs and Less Pollution: Public Interest Groups Push Washington's Largest Utility to Lower Rate Increases and Meet Clean Energy Laws
Puget Sound Energy's proposal seeks major rate increases and costly new gas infrastructure
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Seattle, WA -- Climate, environmental, and social justice organizations filed testimony today urging the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to reduce the proposed rate hike from Washington's largest utility and hold it ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 29 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Families Want Lower Costs and Less Pollution: Public Interest Groups Push Washington's Largest Utility to Lower Rate Increases and Meet Clean Energy Laws Puget Sound Energy's proposal seeks major rate increases and costly new gas infrastructure - Seattle, WA -- Climate, environmental, and social justice organizations filed testimony today urging the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to reduce the proposed rate hike from Washington's largest utility and hold itaccountable to meet the state's clean energy goals.
The groups outlined a path for Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to rapidly expand clean energy and achieve greater energy conservation while limiting further investment in expensive, outdated fossil fuel infrastructure. The utility is required by state law to reduce its climate pollution over time and has ample pathways to achieve this.
The advocacy groups, represented by Earthjustice, filed the testimony as part of their intervention in a rate hike request by PSE before Washington's public utility commission. The utility is seeking to raise its customer rates over the next three years by nearly 30% for electricity and nearly 20% for gas.
"Rising energy costs are increasingly of concern to Washington families," said Julian Santos, Climate and Clean Energy Senior Manager, Washington Conservation Action. "To keep customer bills in check, Puget Sound Energy must refrain from further investments in dirty, expensive, and inefficient gas plants, like TransAlta's Centralia Plant. Instead, we're encouraging PSE to increase efficiencies that conserve resources while building a more resilient and affordable system powered by clean energy."
"Investing in clean energy costs money, but the clean energy transition has already proven to be a good deal for PSE customers," said Lauren McCloy, Utility and Regulatory Director for the NW Energy Coalition (NWEC). "Now, PSE is bypassing rules and processes that allow the UTC to keep energy affordable and reliable, and asking ratepayers to foot the bill for expensive new gas plants while rejecting cheaper, cleaner alternatives."
"We have an opportunity here to center communities that have historically been disadvantaged and harmed by energy systems relying on fossil fuels. Clean and affordable energy must reach frontline communities," said Aqsa Mengal, Climate and Clean Energy Lead, Front and Centered. "PSE has made admirable efforts to do just this, and we propose ways that they can further ensure the benefits of the energy transition improve the well-being of frontline communities."
"Washington needs PSE to move decisively toward a clean, affordable, electrified energy future, not slow-walk critical electrification efforts and experiment with risky hydrogen blending on customers' dime," said Robin Everett, Deputy Campaign Director, Sierra Club. "We intervened in this rate case to ensure that PSE pursues every cost-effective clean energy option before wasting more customer money on its outdated, polluting methane gas pipeline system."
Some of the key points in the testimony filed today:
* A recommendation that the Commission reject PSE's costly proposal to acquire a 17-year contract for a gas-fired power plant, and two other gas peaker plants. PSE's proposal would far outweigh the cost of renewable alternatives, cost customers billions of dollars, and not contribute to PSE's compliance with Washington clean energy laws.
* Recommendations that the Commission order PSE to immediately implement a general building electrification program to encourage adoption of heat pumps and assess alternatives to new gas investments.
* Support for PSE's Time-of-Use program proposal and a request that the Commission direct PSE to continue to provide bill discount rate participants with bill protection, provide installation assistance and customer education, and reject PSE's proposal to revert to pre-pandemic credit and collections practices.
Testimonies filed today with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission:
* Lauren McCloy, NWEC, explains how PSE is not on track to meet CETA targets and summarizes the recommendations of the joint environmental advocates.
* Liz Stanton, Applied Economics Clinic, reviews PSE's proposed investments in new gas-fired electric power plants and recommends the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission not approve them.
* Brad Cebulko, Current Energy Group, reviews PSE's proposed investments in gas infrastructure and recommends significant changes to bring the gas system into alignment with state clean energy goals.
* Aqsa Mengal, Front and Centered and Charlee Thompson, NWEC, review equity and energy provisions in PSE's programs and make recommendations for improvements.
* Danielle Velez, NRDC, recommends adopting a program to reduce investments in new gas service lines.
* Megan Larkin, Climate Solutions, evaluates whether PSE's gas systems comply with the Climate Commitment Act and whether that compliance appropriately balances risks between PSE's shareholders and its customers.
Background
Puget Sound Energy provides electricity to 1.25 million ratepayers and gas to around 900,000. Because of its size, PSE's rate proceedings carry an outsized importance and often set a benchmark for other gas and electric utilities in the Northwest.
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Disappointed Trump Pressed RFK Jr. to Find Link Between Vaccines and Autism, and Reduce Number of Shots Required for Kids
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news:
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Disappointed Trump Pressed RFK Jr. to Find Link Between Vaccines and Autism, and Reduce Number of Shots Required for Kids
President Donald Trump is pushing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more to investigate a possible link between vaccines and autism, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on anonymous sources "familiar with the matter." White House ... Show Full Article FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * Disappointed Trump Pressed RFK Jr. to Find Link Between Vaccines and Autism, and Reduce Number of Shots Required for Kids President Donald Trump is pushing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more to investigate a possible link between vaccines and autism, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on anonymous sources "familiar with the matter." White Housespokesman Kush Desai said the countless parents who have questions and concerns about "America's skyrocketing autism rates have long been ignored if not mocked."
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.
President Donald Trump is pushing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more to investigate a possible link between vaccines and autism, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report published late Monday.
According to the report, based largely on information provided by anonymous sources "familiar with the matter," Trump asked Kennedy at a May lunch at the president's golf course in northern Virginia why the secretary wasn't doing more to probe the vaccine-autism connection.
Trump told Kennedy he "had the yips," an anonymous source told WSJ.
Kennedy was reportedly taken aback, given that White House advisers had asked him to tone down his work around vaccine safety in advance of the midterm elections, the WSJ said.
Trump also reportedly told Kennedy he wanted him to do more to reduce the number of childhood vaccine recommendations, and that he wants to see autism rates go down, the WSJ said.
According to the anonymous sources, the president thinks he has given Kennedy enough time to work on these issues and is disappointed that the secretary hasn't accomplished more in the last year and a half.
Some sources said Kennedy will fail if he does not make more progress.
The WSJ said that the issue of vaccines has been a point of contention between Trump and Kennedy.
However, when asked to comment on the WSJ report, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Press Secretary Emily Hilliard told The Defender:
"Secretary Kennedy and President Trump are aligned in their commitment to confronting the chronic disease epidemic affecting America's children through rigorous, gold-standard science.
"HHS will continue to pursue evidence-based research to identify the root causes of autism and other chronic diseases, advance prevention strategies, and improve the health of the American people."
Kennedy has done a great deal on vaccines, Reuters reports
Although the WSJ report suggests that Trump thinks Kennedy should have already accomplished more on vaccines, Kennedy has done more during his brief tenure as HHS secretary on vaccine-related issues than most of his predecessors, according to a Reuters special report published July 14.
The Reuters report, written as a hit piece on Kennedy, revealed how hard Kennedy has worked on the issue.
According to Reuters, key highlights of Kennedy's vaccine policies include "winding down mRNA vaccine development, withdrawing funding for an international vaccine alliance and tightening access to COVID shots."
In August 2025, Kennedy canceled $500 million in federal contracts and grants earmarked for the development of mRNA vaccines. However, in its story last month, Reuters didn't report that advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have since recommended the agency approve Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine.
In June 2025, Kennedy announced that the federal government would stop funding Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a public-private partnership that promotes childhood vaccination globally.
The Gates Foundation is the largest private donor to Gavi. The foundation, which also funded Gavi's launch in 1999, holds a permanent seat on Gavi's board. The Gates Foundation and Gavi are also two of the largest donors to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Trump administration formally withdrew the U.S. from the WHO earlier this year, making good on a pledge it made soon after Trump took office in 2025.
In October 2025, the U.S. adopted new COVID-19 vaccine guidance after a vote by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to recommend "individual-based decision-making" for COVID-19 vaccination for people ages 6 months to 64 years. ACIP advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccine policy.
In May 2025, the CDC stopped recommending the COVID-19 shot for healthy children and healthy pregnant women. That change, and subsequent changes, prompted the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups to sue Kennedy and HHS.
In March 2026, a federal court stayed the changes to COVID-19 vaccine policy, along with other vaccine policy changes the agency had approved. In May, HHS appealed the federal court's ruling. The appeal is pending.
Government committed to finding answers to parents' questions about autism
According to the WSJ's report, White House spokesman Kush Desai said that the countless U.S. parents who have questions and concerns about "America's skyrocketing autism rates have long been ignored if not mocked."
Desai said the Trump administration is "committed to leaving no stone unturned to finally address these concerns with Gold Standard Science."
In January, Kennedy launched the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to advise him and the federal government on issues related to autism.
IACC member John Gilmore told The Defender in an earlier interview that the committee's "first order of business" was to "answer the many unanswered questions about autism."
Earlier this month, the IACC released a draft strategic plan that could lead to a new direction in federal autism policy, Dr. Elizabeth Mumper told The Defender in an earlier interview.
Mumper, a pediatrician and founder and CEO of the Rimland Center for Integrative Medicine, is a member of IACC.
She said IACC's plan calls for "a shift ... from the 'autism is genetic and predetermined mindset' to recognizing the phenomenon of neurodevelopmental regression and complex medical problems that coexist with autism and are eminently treatable."
The White House did not immediately respond to The Defender's request for comment.
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Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., is a senior reporter for The Defender based in Austin, Texas.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/disappointed-trump-pressed-rfk-jr-link-vaccines-autism-reduce-number-shots-required-kids/
[Category: Health Care]
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Disappointed Trump Pressed RFK Jr. to Find Link Between Vaccines and Autism, and Reduce Number of Shots Required for Kids
President Donald Trump is pushing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more to investigate a possible link between vaccines and autism, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on anonymous sources "familiar with the matter." White House ... Show Full Article FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * Disappointed Trump Pressed RFK Jr. to Find Link Between Vaccines and Autism, and Reduce Number of Shots Required for Kids President Donald Trump is pushing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more to investigate a possible link between vaccines and autism, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on anonymous sources "familiar with the matter." White Housespokesman Kush Desai said the countless parents who have questions and concerns about "America's skyrocketing autism rates have long been ignored if not mocked."
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.
President Donald Trump is pushing U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to do more to investigate a possible link between vaccines and autism, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report published late Monday.
According to the report, based largely on information provided by anonymous sources "familiar with the matter," Trump asked Kennedy at a May lunch at the president's golf course in northern Virginia why the secretary wasn't doing more to probe the vaccine-autism connection.
Trump told Kennedy he "had the yips," an anonymous source told WSJ.
Kennedy was reportedly taken aback, given that White House advisers had asked him to tone down his work around vaccine safety in advance of the midterm elections, the WSJ said.
Trump also reportedly told Kennedy he wanted him to do more to reduce the number of childhood vaccine recommendations, and that he wants to see autism rates go down, the WSJ said.
According to the anonymous sources, the president thinks he has given Kennedy enough time to work on these issues and is disappointed that the secretary hasn't accomplished more in the last year and a half.
Some sources said Kennedy will fail if he does not make more progress.
The WSJ said that the issue of vaccines has been a point of contention between Trump and Kennedy.
However, when asked to comment on the WSJ report, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Press Secretary Emily Hilliard told The Defender:
"Secretary Kennedy and President Trump are aligned in their commitment to confronting the chronic disease epidemic affecting America's children through rigorous, gold-standard science.
"HHS will continue to pursue evidence-based research to identify the root causes of autism and other chronic diseases, advance prevention strategies, and improve the health of the American people."
Kennedy has done a great deal on vaccines, Reuters reports
Although the WSJ report suggests that Trump thinks Kennedy should have already accomplished more on vaccines, Kennedy has done more during his brief tenure as HHS secretary on vaccine-related issues than most of his predecessors, according to a Reuters special report published July 14.
The Reuters report, written as a hit piece on Kennedy, revealed how hard Kennedy has worked on the issue.
According to Reuters, key highlights of Kennedy's vaccine policies include "winding down mRNA vaccine development, withdrawing funding for an international vaccine alliance and tightening access to COVID shots."
In August 2025, Kennedy canceled $500 million in federal contracts and grants earmarked for the development of mRNA vaccines. However, in its story last month, Reuters didn't report that advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have since recommended the agency approve Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine.
In June 2025, Kennedy announced that the federal government would stop funding Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a public-private partnership that promotes childhood vaccination globally.
The Gates Foundation is the largest private donor to Gavi. The foundation, which also funded Gavi's launch in 1999, holds a permanent seat on Gavi's board. The Gates Foundation and Gavi are also two of the largest donors to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Trump administration formally withdrew the U.S. from the WHO earlier this year, making good on a pledge it made soon after Trump took office in 2025.
In October 2025, the U.S. adopted new COVID-19 vaccine guidance after a vote by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to recommend "individual-based decision-making" for COVID-19 vaccination for people ages 6 months to 64 years. ACIP advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccine policy.
In May 2025, the CDC stopped recommending the COVID-19 shot for healthy children and healthy pregnant women. That change, and subsequent changes, prompted the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups to sue Kennedy and HHS.
In March 2026, a federal court stayed the changes to COVID-19 vaccine policy, along with other vaccine policy changes the agency had approved. In May, HHS appealed the federal court's ruling. The appeal is pending.
Government committed to finding answers to parents' questions about autism
According to the WSJ's report, White House spokesman Kush Desai said that the countless U.S. parents who have questions and concerns about "America's skyrocketing autism rates have long been ignored if not mocked."
Desai said the Trump administration is "committed to leaving no stone unturned to finally address these concerns with Gold Standard Science."
In January, Kennedy launched the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to advise him and the federal government on issues related to autism.
IACC member John Gilmore told The Defender in an earlier interview that the committee's "first order of business" was to "answer the many unanswered questions about autism."
Earlier this month, the IACC released a draft strategic plan that could lead to a new direction in federal autism policy, Dr. Elizabeth Mumper told The Defender in an earlier interview.
Mumper, a pediatrician and founder and CEO of the Rimland Center for Integrative Medicine, is a member of IACC.
She said IACC's plan calls for "a shift ... from the 'autism is genetic and predetermined mindset' to recognizing the phenomenon of neurodevelopmental regression and complex medical problems that coexist with autism and are eminently treatable."
The White House did not immediately respond to The Defender's request for comment.
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Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., is a senior reporter for The Defender based in Austin, Texas.
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Original text here: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/disappointed-trump-pressed-rfk-jr-link-vaccines-autism-reduce-number-shots-required-kids/
[Category: Health Care]