RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. (www.propublica.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Pro@reddthat.com to c/usa@reddthat.com

0 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Slashed Autism Funding: RFK Jr. promised to identify the causes of autism but has eliminated parts of his agency actively investigating them and has cut millions in funding for autism research.

Silent on Rollbacks: Once an ardent environmentalist who took on big polluters, RFK Jr. has been silent on Trump’s dismantling of efforts to combat climate change and pollution.

Conflicting Priorities: RFK Jr. helps lead an administration that is reversing regulations on pollution and chemicals, including some linked to autism.

no comments (yet)

sorted by: hot top new old

there doesn't seem to be anything here

this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2025

1 points (100.0% liked)

Politics

86 readers

2 users here now

USA politics Links Community.

Rules:

Articles must be recent (Past 14 days only).
No Paywalled sites at all.
Use direct links only.

Blacklisted Websites:

The independent.
DailyMail.
People.
Vox media outlets.
Rawstory.
The Daily Beast.
Yahoo.
Politico.
Newsweek.
Al Jazeera.
The New Republic.
Jacobin.

founded 2 months ago

MODERATORS

Pro@reddthat.com