The Securities and Exchange Commission just voted to weaken an anti-corruption rule for oil companies.

Biden will have a chance to replace one of the commissioners in June and perhaps put back the old rule or an even stricter rule. But that depends on whether Republicans in the Senate have the power to block the appointment. Wikipedia does not tell me whether these appointments require Senate approval.

* Medicare and Medicaid are not independent sources of compassionate care, but rather parts of a larger system that condemns the sick and disabled to a life of devastating health and wealth disparities.*

Small improvements in that system won't enable people who are destitute to cope.

Scientists say wood-burning stoves cause a lot of indoor pollution and should carry health warnings.

*Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee urges Joe Biden to release CIA report* on Khashoggi's assassination. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/18/jamal-khashoggis-fiancee-urges-joe-biden-to-release-cia-report

Volunteers find and stop fishing in the Po river delta, which is forbidden since the water is full of industrial pollution so the fish are not safe to eat.