Science and Democracy

The partnership between science and democracy is as fragile today as ever before. Our experts keep you informed on the latest developments, from Capitol Hill to local communities.

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May 9, 2022

How Far Have Agencies Come Toward More-Inclusive Science Advice?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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May 3, 2022

The Science is Clear: Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Hurt Reproductive Health

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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April 25, 2022

Remembering Our Nation’s Fallen Workers

Guest Commentary

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April 20, 2022

Restoring Public Interest to the National Environmental Policy Act Process

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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April 18, 2022

White House Releases More than 300 Plans to Advance Equity and Justice

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

April 15, 2022

A Win for Science: EPA Releases Formaldehyde Study the Chemical Industry Tried to Suppress

Genna Reed
Former Staff

a discarded surgical mask lies on asphalt

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April 13, 2022

Roundup: Problematic COVID-19 Metrics and a Toxic Science Workplace

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Andrew Rosenberg

March 29, 2022

Violations of Scientific Integrity Are Killing Dogs (and Cats)!

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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March 28, 2022

Strategic Ambiguity

Guest Commentary

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March 25, 2022

Supreme Court Ruling on Redistricting Targets Voting Rights Act

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels

March 25, 2022

Nearly One Million US Deaths from COVID-19: The Grim Consequences of Sidelining Science

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Sun either rises or sets above or below a complicated-looking facility on a river in Tempe, Arizona

Troy Squillaci/Pexels

March 18, 2022

Your Voice Is Needed as EPA Updates its Rule on Risk Management of Chemical Facilities

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

A closed white shutter door like the kind you might find on a storage unit is painted with the word GONE in black capital letters

Felix Haumann/Pexels

March 17, 2022

The EPA Is Shuttering its Online Archive: Why that Matters

UCS Science Network

Natalie Stites Means

March 17, 2022

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Lakota Country and a Mighty Community Response

Guest Commentary

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March 11, 2022

EPA Rejects Industry Attempt to Downplay Ethylene Oxide Harms

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

a group of people at a climate protest

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March 8, 2022

On International Women’s Day, Acknowledging Toll and Triumphs for Women Leaders

Johanna Chao Kreilick
Former President

a woman speaks into a microphone at what appears to be a community meeting

Jay Williams/Flickr

March 3, 2022

Data Doesn’t Speak, People Do!

UCS Science Network

US Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson

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March 1, 2022

It’s About Damn Time to Have a Black Woman on the US Supreme Court

Guest Commentary

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March 1, 2022

Has the Biden Administration Showed Up for the Voters Who Showed Up for Him?

Sophia Marjanovic
Former Staff

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February 28, 2022

The Supreme Court Could Block Climate Change Protections

Rachel Cleetus
Program Director, Climate

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February 22, 2022

Supreme Court Decision Could Defang EPA, Threaten Air and Water

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

this photo is of an endless-seeming stack of white organizers, taller than a person, stretching on both sides of a wooden floor--implying archives

Ula Kuźma/Unsplash

February 18, 2022

How the Biden Administration Can Protect Federal Environmental Information

UCS Science Network

People for Community Recovery

February 15, 2022

Let’s Honor Hazel Johnson’s Environmental Justice Legacy During Black History Month

Guest Commentary

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February 14, 2022

Eric Lander’s Departure Is a Step toward Safer Workplaces in Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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