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Jessica Kutz
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Three women grieve their dream jobs after being fired by the Trump administration
With their futures in limbo, The 19th spoke to three women about their jobs with the U.S. Forest Service, and about the recent turmoil caused by efforts to reduce the size of government.
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‘It’s all been scrapped’: Women in wildland firefighting bootcamps canceled after DEI cuts
Women already had an intimidating entry point to the male-dominated field. Trump's orders to dismantle DEI in the federal government could hurt years of progress.
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USAID’s reproductive health funding has saved millions of lives. Now it’s gone.
For decades, USAID’s family planning program was the main source for contraception and HIV treatment in some countries. Experts say without it, women and LGBTQ+ people will die.
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The environmental justice movement isn’t going anywhere — even as it faces attacks by Trump
The 19th spoke to Jalonne White-Newsome, who headed environmental justice initiatives under Biden, about the executive orders aimed at dismantling its progress.
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What a new immigration directive could mean for domestic violence victims
Trump's Department of Homeland Security removed its policy on "sensitive zones" protected from deportation, including women's shelters, schools and churches.
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‘He knows it is gone’: What it’s like to parent through the Los Angeles wildfires
Mothers are helping their children cope with the loss of safety and stability — even as they are grappling with it themselves.
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'I just really want my home back'
Women reflect on the toll of the Eaton Fire and the destruction it brought to their community of Altadena, a multicultural haven for generations.
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Women firefighters with reproductive cancers are now eligible for federal help
The policy change came nearly three years after cancers typically impacting men got coverage.
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Air pollution could be threatening the success of IVF, new study finds
Researchers say that air pollution impacts both the egg and sperm — and the resulting embryo quality.
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What happens when climate denialism and misogyny intersect? Enter: ‘petro-masculinity’
The 19th spoke with Cara Daggett, who coined the term, to talk about what it signals for a second Trump administration.