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"Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social media post. Her lawyers said she had neither resigned nor been told she was fired.

The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.

Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor.

Phil and Penny Knight have pledged $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University for cancer research.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds.

A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments.

A Washington State University scientist argues that developing a male oral contraceptive should be reframed as a "women's health priority" that would allow reproductive responsibility to be more equitably shared.

Oregon State University researchers used a wave generator to see the effects of storm surge on elevated and non-elevated structures.

Researchers found that many neighborhoods in Portland have noise levels that are likely unhealthy.