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Mar 18, 2021 05:59 PM By Kaiser Health News A new grave in Michigan, May 2020. anthroview / Flickr
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Now that the coronavirus has been in the United States for roughly a year, new numbers are revealing the scale of covid-19’s impact on American health: Covid has become the country’s third-leading cause of death, and could be on its way to outpacing cancer.
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As of Wednesday afternoon, 528,603 Americans had died of the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University data. And a closely watched model from researchers at the University of Washington projects that this number will rise past 575,000 by June 1.
Pratap Bhanu Mehta resigns as professor from Ashoka University
While the reasons for his resignation are not yet known, Mehta has been a vocal critic of the Narendra Modi government. Updated Mar 18, 2021 · 12:09 pm
Political scientist and commentator Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Tuesday resigned as a professor from the Ashoka University, less than two years after he stepped down as its vice chancellor. The reasons for his resignation are not yet known.
Professor of English and Ashoka University Vice Chancellor Malabika Sarkar said Mehta’s contribution to the institution was immense. “A valued colleague, an exceptional teacher, and a former vice chancellor who guided Ashoka towards establishing itself as a research university, he will be missed by all of us,” she said.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan is working on climate regulations. Environmental groups are pushing the agency to establish carbon dioxide standards for municipalities, similar to restrictions on air pollution. Francis Chung/E&E News
There s renewed hope among climate advocates for an ambitious federal rule to limit greenhouse gases using the same type of mechanism that penalizes states for exceeding air pollution thresholds.
The Clean Air Act sets national air quality standards to lower pollutants that cause smog, acid rain and other health dangers. It s never been used for greenhouse gases, but environmental groups now hope EPA might finally use it after ignoring the option for 11 years.
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