Maria Aspin

The testing is being conducted by WastewaterScan, a program that provides a real-time look at circulating pathogens based on testing wastewater samples from around the United States. The program already tracks viruses including COVID, flu, and RSV. Program co-director Marlene Wolf of Emory University says with the U.S.

The testing is being conducted by WastewaterScan, a program that provides a real-time look at circulating pathogens based on testing wastewater samples from around the United States. The program already tracks viruses including COVID, flu, and RSV. Program co-director Marlene Wolf of Emory University says with the U.S.

seeing a sharp increase in measles cases this year, it makes sense to add the virus to its monitoring program.

seeing a sharp increase in measles cases this year, it makes sense to add the virus to its monitoring program.

Wastewater scans, measles data is publicly available as of this week. Maria Godoy, NPR News.

Wastewater scans, measles data is publicly available as of this week. Maria Godoy, NPR News.

Musk is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency, which is spearheading President Trump's efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy. But many of Doge's indiscriminate cuts have likely made the government less efficient.

Musk is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency, which is spearheading President Trump's efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy. But many of Doge's indiscriminate cuts have likely made the government less efficient.

Senator Rounds tells NPR that if Musk and Doge really wanted to be effective, they needed to be more careful with their cuts and spend more time digging into what he calls the finer details.

Senator Rounds tells NPR that if Musk and Doge really wanted to be effective, they needed to be more careful with their cuts and spend more time digging into what he calls the finer details.

Trump, meanwhile, wrote on his Truth Social network that Musk, quote, will always be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific. Maria Aspin, NPR News, Simi Valley, California.

Trump, meanwhile, wrote on his Truth Social network that Musk, quote, will always be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific. Maria Aspin, NPR News, Simi Valley, California.

Right. Some of the biggest U.S. employers, Walmart, Target, Amazon, have announced that they're ending some DEI policies. And, A, companies have been retreating for a few years now. Back in 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action. And that same summer, Bud Light faced a conservative backlash after it hired a transgender influencer for a marketing video.

Right. Some of the biggest U.S. employers, Walmart, Target, Amazon, have announced that they're ending some DEI policies. And, A, companies have been retreating for a few years now. Back in 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action. And that same summer, Bud Light faced a conservative backlash after it hired a transgender influencer for a marketing video.

Right. Some of the biggest U.S. employers, Walmart, Target, Amazon, have announced that they're ending some DEI policies. And, A, companies have been retreating for a few years now. Back in 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action. And that same summer, Bud Light faced a conservative backlash after it hired a transgender influencer for a marketing video.

That all made companies start worrying about the legal and financial risks of talking about DEI. And then President Trump was reelected and issued executive orders against what he calls illegal DEI. That increased the political risks.

That all made companies start worrying about the legal and financial risks of talking about DEI. And then President Trump was reelected and issued executive orders against what he calls illegal DEI. That increased the political risks.

That all made companies start worrying about the legal and financial risks of talking about DEI. And then President Trump was reelected and issued executive orders against what he calls illegal DEI. That increased the political risks.

For example, just this month, we saw Verizon tell a federal agency that it would end many of its DEI policies right before the government approved a big $20 billion deal for Verizon. So for months, I've been covering this drumbeat of news about companies ending DEI, and I started wondering what that meant for all of the people affected, the people they hired to do this work. So what'd you dig up?

For example, just this month, we saw Verizon tell a federal agency that it would end many of its DEI policies right before the government approved a big $20 billion deal for Verizon. So for months, I've been covering this drumbeat of news about companies ending DEI, and I started wondering what that meant for all of the people affected, the people they hired to do this work. So what'd you dig up?