Origins of Covid
The Rise and Fall of the Raccoon Dog Theory of Covid-19
Jimmy Tobias
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Media reports created a false impression of a major breakthrough linking animals to Covid’s origins.
Jimmy Tobias
Jimmy Tobias, an environmental reporter, is a contributor at The Nation and a contributing writer at The Guardian and Pacific Standard. He is a 2021 Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
NIH Urged to Consider Banning Wuhan Institute of Virology From Future Grants
Jimmy Tobias
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The Wuhan lab has continued to stonewall NIH and EcoHealth Alliance on scientific documentation, an inspector general report confirmed.
Origins of Covid
Unredacted NIH Emails Show Efforts to Rule Out Lab Origin of Covid
Jimmy Tobias
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Virologists close to the NIH initially believed the Covid virus could be genetically engineered. Unredacted emails show how their thinking evolved.
Money and Politics Could Doom the Florida Panther — and the Endangered Species Act
Jimmy Tobias
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The law has powerful provisions to protect animals, but, amid cozy relationships with developers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rarely acts.
Interior Department Is Filled With Ex-Lobbyists Who Are Cozy with Their Former Employers, New Ethics Complaint Shows
Jimmy Tobias, Jesse Coleman
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"The Interior Department’s culture of corruption under President Trump didn’t start or end with Ryan Zinke."