Umair Irfan is a senior correspondent at Vox, based in Washington, D.C.
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Younger Kids Next In Line For COVID-19 Vaccines
How will making vaccines available for children as young as 5 change the course of the pandemic in the U.S.?
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Scientists Potty Train Cows To Lower Greenhouse Gasses
The ‘MooLoo’ is the latest idea to make cows more environmentally friendly.
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NASA Scientist Answers Kids’ Questions About The Mars Rover
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The Endemic End To The Pandemic
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With Worsening Wildfire Seasons, How Can We Learn To Live With Them?
A fire scientist on how we can change our relationship with fire.
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President Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Sees The End Of The Road
The nearly 2,000 page bill covers infrastructure improvements that include funding for projects that would build up the country’s climate change resilience.
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The Alarming Impacts Of Extreme Heat
After record-breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, how does human health, infrastructure, and air travel respond to extreme heat?