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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: Why You Should Report on the Spread, Treatment and Prevention of Malaria
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 25 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on April 23, 2024: * * * Why You Should Report on the Spread, Treatment and Prevention of Malaria By Tara Haelle A few days after World TB Day last month, I wrote about health journalists' need to give tuberculosis coverage its due. Now, it's time to think about the other major killer in global infectious disease (besides COVID-19) -- malaria. World Malaria Day is April 25, and while I  more

Sierra Club: New EPA Standards to Slash Power Plant Pollution, Helping Advance the Transition From Coal to Clean Energy in Missouri
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: In a major win for the climate and public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized four separate standards today that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants. These critically-needed safeguards will improve air and water quality for families, particularly for Missouri communities suffering due to pollution from Ameren's Labadie coal-burning power plant and the   more