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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June 18, 2020

Climate Scientists Confront a Culture of Fear and Self-Censorship in Government Agencies

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

US Senate

June 16, 2020

How Safe Are Children’s Products? It Might Depend on Trump’s Next Nominee to the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

June 15, 2020

Hurricane Season is Upon Us and Old Sharpies Never Die

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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June 11, 2020

A Second Wave of COVID-19 Looms Large—and It’s Not Because of Protests

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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June 11, 2020

Restoring Science, Protecting the Public: 43 Steps for the Next Presidential Term

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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June 10, 2020

How Do We Vote in the COVID-19 Era? California Carves a Path Forward

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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June 4, 2020

With New Manipulation of Benefit-Cost Analysis, the Trump EPA Attempts to Hide Bodies in the Fine Print

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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June 3, 2020

10 Things That the Scholarly Community Can Do to Stand in Solidarity

Fernando Tormos-Aponte
Former Staff

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May 28, 2020

“Fattening” the Curve: Funding Equitable Scientific Research After the Pandemic

UCS Science Network

NASA

May 21, 2020

Temporada peligrosa de huracanes comienza en medio de pandemia COVID-19

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

NASA

May 21, 2020

Dangerous Hurricane Season To Open Amidst COVID-19

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

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May 21, 2020

Firing of Inspectors General Slides Us Closer to Autocracy

Ken Kimmell
Former President

USDA

May 20, 2020

With Trump Executive Order, Are Meat and Poultry Plants a COVID-19 Ticking Time Bomb?

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Pixnio

May 20, 2020

A Flawed Process and a Harmful Outcome: My Comments on the EPA Particulate Pollution Standards

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

May 19, 2020

New Analysis: Unlike Bush and Obama, the Trump Administration Is Muzzling CDC Scientists During Pandemic

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

UGA CAES/Extension

May 15, 2020

Victory: House Includes Bipartisan Scientific Integrity Act in HEROES legislation

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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May 15, 2020

Mapas mostrando dónde los más vulnerables están azotados por COVID-19 en EEUU señalan una injusticia creciente

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Jesse Springer/UCS

May 15, 2020

EPA Should Cancel Plans to Restrict Science Once and For All

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 15, 2020

EPA Refused to Hold a Hearing on its Science Rule, So We Held It for Them

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

pxfuel

May 14, 2020

The EPA Is Set To Ignore Science and Risk Your Health on Particulate Pollution: Your Voice Needed

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Keeler

May 14, 2020

Put Workers First in COVID Response

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

US Senate

May 13, 2020

Six Ways Nancy Beck Showed Us She Doesn’t Care About Us or Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Wisconsin National Guard

May 13, 2020

Which States Are Prepared for the 2020 Election?

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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May 12, 2020

As Oil Prices Crash, BLM Wants to Open Up Public Lands in New Mexico for More Extraction

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

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