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Nuala Gallagher will be first permanent figure in key position since dismissal or Nick Kavanagh in 2021

An NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.

Rejuvenating effects of keeping blood young could soon be taken in a pill to help people maintain their health as they grow older.

Air quality experts weigh in on different methods to keep air pollution out of the home and refute commonly held beliefs

A confidential U_N_ report into the alleged missteps by senior World Health Organization staffers in how they handled a sexual misconduct case during an Ebola outbreak in Congo found their response didn't violate the agency’s policies because of what some officials described as a “loophole.”

NEW YORK — Former Columbia University gynecologist Robert Hadden was remanded to jail Wednesday after a Manhattan federal court judge heard from nine women the doctor sexually abused during his 30-year career.

Pilot program in the Bronx, New York, found striking differences in the levels of harmful indoor chemicals after the switch

NEW YORK — A Manhattan jury on Tuesday found former Columbia University gynecologist Robert Hadden guilty of enticing patients to New York City to sexually abuse under the guise of giving them medical care.

Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, two of the most important global leaders when it comes to climate policy, could undermine key climate initiatives of both governments and make it harder for the world to put the brakes on climate change.

Shafik, who was born in Egypt and grew up in the United States, has extensive experience across global financial institutions and higher education.

NEW YORK — Columbia University has named Nemat “Minouche” Shafik its 20th president — and the first woman to run the school in its 268-year history, the university announced Wednesday.