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In State Legislatures, The Continuing Battle Over Eye Care February 8, 2023
Over the past 50 years, state legislatures have enacted hundreds of laws granting non-physician optometrists the ability to perform a range of tasks that traditionally fell under the purview of physicians. As some push for further expansion of these laws, experts disagree on what is best for patients.
Esther Landhuis
Hit With Extreme Weather, Texas Cities Debate Cost of Adaptation February 7, 2023
After a devastating storm killed 246 people in 2021, Texas cities once again buckled under a menacing winter storm last week. What’s happening in Texas is fresh evidence that cities and states across the U.S. must rethink how they prepare for all sorts of weather-related emergencies, experts say.
The Texas Tribune
As Antarctic Fieldwork Ends, a Sexual Harassment Reckoning Looms February 6, 2023
A bombshell report released in late August by the National Science Foundation detailed a long history of pervasive sexual harassment and assault at Antarctic research stations. Now, after the busiest research season in a decade has ended, researchers still aren’t sure what the field’s path forward looks like.
Christian Elliott