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August 03, 2026
— This week, Congressman Shri Thanedar introduced the Environmental Health Workforce Act, which would enforce thorough training protocols and expand student loan forgiveness for those in the environmental public health field, with the goal of boosting the workforce’s participation and capacity. “In the face of an increasing number of environmental disasters created by climate change, our environmental health workers will be on the frontline of addressing these public health crises,” said Con… Continue Reading
August 03, 2026— This week, Congressman Shri Thanedar introduced the Environmental Health Workforce Act, which would enforce thorough training protocols and expand student loan forgiveness for those in the environmental public health field, with the goal of boosting the workforce’s participation and capacity. “In the face of an increasing number of environmental disasters created by climate change, our environmental health workers will be on the frontline of addressing these public health crises,” said Con… Continue Reading
July 28, 2026Last week, Congressman Shri Thanedar urged greater transparency from the heads of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the recent surge in cyclosporiasis cases. In a letter to Dr. Kyle Diamantas and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Acting Commissioner of the FDA and Acting Director of the CDC respectively, Thanedar laid out the public health threat posed by cyclosporiasis and called on the officials to improve efforts to keep the pub… Continue Reading
April 05, 2025
Outside Stellantis’ Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson Friday, U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar used a megaphone to warn against the tariffs that President Donald Trump touts as a way to stop the rest of the world from “ripping off” the United States. Thanedar, D-Detroit, said tariffs will instead lead to retaliation across the globe and could push the United States into a recession, a worry that’s gained steam among some analysts and economists since Trump announced his “reciprocal tariffs” this week, … Continue Reading
April 05, 2025Outside Stellantis’ Detroit Assembly Complex-Jefferson Friday, U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar used a megaphone to warn against the tariffs that President Donald Trump touts as a way to stop the rest of the world from “ripping off” the United States. Thanedar, D-Detroit, said tariffs will instead lead to retaliation across the globe and could push the United States into a recession, a worry that’s gained steam among some analysts and economists since Trump announced his “reciprocal tariffs” this week, … Continue Reading
April 04, 2025Warren — Two major Stellantis NV parts plants in Metro Detroit were bracing Friday for a combined 330 temporary layoffs set to begin within days and last at least several weeks. The staffing cutbacks — about 170 at Warren Stamping Plant and 160 at Sterling Stamping Plant — were to start Monday and are tied to the automaker's decision this week to temporarily idle two of its major assembly factories in Canada and Mexico that are impacted by President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imported ve… Continue Reading