Leah Douglas
Agriculture and Energy Policy Reporter at Reuters
Agriculture & energy policy reporter at @Reuters | Prev: @FERNnews | @ucbsoj food & farming fellow '21 | 📧:[email protected] | they/them
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desmoinesregister.com | Leah Douglas |Tom Polansek
Hundreds of USDA animal health employees have resigned under the Trump administration's push for a smaller federal workforce. The departures affect the Veterinary Services arm, impacting disease outbreak response amid the longest-ever bird flu outbreak and the threat of New World screwworm. Concerns arise about slower response times and reduced support for local veterinary needs due to staff shortages.
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usatoday.com | Leah Douglas |Tom Polansek
Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration's push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks. The departures come as the country battles its longest-ever outbreak of bird flu and faces the encroachment of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating pest detected among cattle in Mexico.
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jp.reuters.com | Leah Douglas |Tom Polansek
５月１２日、米農務省の家畜衛生部門の獣医師やサポートスタッフ、研究員数百人がトランプ政権の要請を受けて退職し、動物疾病の感染拡大に対応できる専門家の体制が手薄になっている。写真は２０２４年８月、ウィスコンシン州ウエストアリスで行われたステート・フェアに展示されたウシ（２０２５年 ロイター/Jim Vondruska） [１２日 ロイター] - 米農務省の家畜衛生部門の獣医師やサポートスタッフ、研究員数百人がトランプ政権の要請を受けて退職し、動物疾病の感染拡大に対応できる専門家の体制が手薄になっている。事情に詳しい３人の関係者が明らかにした。 米国では鳥インフルエンザの流行が長引いているほか、メキシコで生きたウシの組織を食い荒らすラセンウジバエの被害が確認されて米国も対応を迫られるなど、動物の公衆衛生上の非常事態が続いている。 カンザス州動物衛生局長のジャスティン・スミス氏は、...
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3 days ago |
usnews.com | Leah Douglas |Tim Reid |Nichola Groom |Nathan Layne
By Leah Douglas, Tim Reid, Nichola Groom, Nathan LayneWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to current and former officials, memos seen by Reuters, and three sources familiar with the situation.
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5 days ago |
azdailysun.com | Leah Douglas |Nathan Layne
By Leah Douglas and Nathan LayneWASHINGTON (Reuters) -David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will "run right over" anyone who resists changes and that all decisions must now go through him. kAmQx[ 2?5 x 2=@?6 :? ut|p[ DA62< 7@C ut|p] xV> 96C6 E@ 42CCJ @FE E96 AC6D:56?EVD :?E6?E 7@C ut|p[Q #:492C5D@?[ H9@ H2D >@DE C646?E=J 2DD:DE2?E D64C6E2CJ 7@C sw$V @77:46 7@C 4@F?E6C:?8 H62A@?D @7 >2DD 56DECF4E:@?[ E@=5 E96 DE277]k^AmkAm#:492C5D@?
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My story with @NathanPLayne on the first day of work for FEMA's new head, one of the top stories on the @Reuters website: https://t.co/EamR1tR0rN
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - David Richardson, the newly appointed head of FEMA, told staff on Friday that all delegation of authority in the agency is suspended and decisions must go through him, and that he will "run right over" staff that resist changes to the agency.
RT @NathanPLayne: New FEMA head says he will "run right over" staff who resist his changes - https://t.co/rnuC3MyQH5 "I, and I alone in FE…
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - David Richardson, the newly appointed head of FEMA, told staff on Friday that all delegation of authority in the agency is suspended and decisions must go through him, and that he will "run right over" staff that resist changes to the agency.