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.

A bike lane, an MBTA bus, and the Green Line trolley in Boston

Eleanor Fort/UCS

March 15, 2021

Why Scientists Shouldn’t Heed Calls to “Stay in Our Lane”

UCS Science Network

NRDC pix

March 12, 2021

A Win for Public Health: EPA Breathes New Life into Long-awaited Formaldehyde Study

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Sign outside a retail location for COVID-19 vaccination

Baltimore County Government

March 11, 2021

Ask a Scientist: Pandemic Maps Tell the Story of Racial Inequity

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Juan Declet-Barreto

March 10, 2021

123 Years Later, the Unfinished Business of Self-Determination for Puerto Ricans

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

March 9, 2021

New Maps Highlight Inequitable Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines

Casey Kalman
Former Contributor

US Department of the Interior

March 3, 2021

Science Wins at the Interior Department

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Phil Roeder / CC BY 2.0 (Creative Commons)

February 26, 2021

For Years, the Federal Workforce Languished. Congress is Planning to Revive It

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

US EPA

February 22, 2021

President Biden’s Science Policies Are…Good, Actually. And That’s Worth Celebrating.

UCS Science Network

Luis A. Deya/US Army

February 17, 2021

500,000 US COVID-19 Deaths and Counting: A Shameful Public Health Failure

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

CC BY 3.0 US

February 11, 2021

Black History Is American History

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

Community team working on environmental issues in Tonawanda, NY on environmental

Jackie James

February 9, 2021

Forging Equitable Scientist-Community Partnerships for Citizen Science Projects

UCS Science Network

Anson Eaglin/USDA

February 4, 2021

The Scientific Integrity Act’s Reintroduction

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

A Navy officer treats a patient in an intensive care unit.

US Navy

February 4, 2021

Roundup: As COVID-19 Situation Worsens, Election Results Offer Hope

UCS Science Network

US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Susan Wynn releases quino into San Diego County

Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS

January 30, 2021

Federal Agencies Have Lost Hundreds of Scientists Since 2017. What Comes Next?

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

US EPA

January 30, 2021

Hundreds of Scientists Lost at the EPA During Past Four Years

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

January 29, 2021

Scientific Integrity, Climate Action and Environmental Justice, Oh My! Science Activists Be Proud!

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Baltimore County Government

January 28, 2021

I Got a COVID-19 Vaccine Early. That Shouldn’t Have Happened.

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Pedro Ramirez, Jr/USFWS

January 28, 2021

Outgoing Administration Gave Thumbs Up to Migratory Bird Massacre. It’s Time to Reverse the Damage.

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

January 27, 2021

A New Day for Science: President Biden’s Big Plan for Scientific Integrity And What Comes Next

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Residents of Wichita Falls, TX, rallying to the 2020 Census

Pedro Tenorio/US Air Force

January 26, 2021

Biden Moves to Protect the Scientific Integrity of the Census

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Photo: nat693/Adobe Stock

January 26, 2021

President Biden’s Fast Start at the Interior Department

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

Photo courtesy of A.T. Cross Luxury Pens

January 22, 2021

Consequential Biden Actions Nobody Is Talking About

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

January 22, 2021

Using Workshops as a Tool to Build Scientists’ Engagement in Policy

UCS Science Network

David Franklin/Shutterstock

January 22, 2021

The Environmental Justice Movement Moves Front and Center in the Biden Administration

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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