![Influenza remains top threat 100 years after world’s worst flu pandemic, experts say]()
by Shelby Fleig | Jun 15, 2018 | Health
WASHINGTON – One hundred years after the “Spanish flu” killed more than 50 million people worldwide, another influenza pandemic still is the biggest threat to global health, public health experts told lawmakers Friday. “Influenza, or something like influenza, is what...
by Shelby Fleig | Jun 1, 2018 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Federal funding for programs that aim to reduce the effects of climate change increased by $4.4 billion from 2010 through 2017, according to the Office of Management and Budget. But a congressional watchdog said this week that OMB is exaggerating...
![Rural hospitals face financial crisis, experts say]()
by Shelby Fleig | May 25, 2018 | Health, Politics
WASHINGTON — A financial crisis at rural hospitals driven by inadequate government funding is hurting millions of Americans’ access to quality healthcare, experts told the Senate Committee on Finance on Thursday. Because rural communities have more senior...
![Annual USDA farmers market kicks off at the National Mall]()
by Shelby Fleig | May 18, 2018 | Living
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of hungry tourists and D.C. locals flocked to the opening of the 23rd annual Department of Agriculture Farmers Market Friday, featuring food grown or raised in the Maryland, Virginia and other nearby states. Long lines formed around booths...
by Shelby Fleig | May 11, 2018 | Environment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Solar power is now the third most popular renewable energy source, behind water and wind, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The latest example of its continued growth came Wednesday when the California Energy...
