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 8, 2020

Timeline: 23 Years of Attempts to Restrict Public Health Science at EPA

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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May 8, 2020

The Push to Relax COVID-19 Protections Exposes Age-Old Racial Wounds

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

US Air Force

May 8, 2020

We Need a New Normal Post-COVID-19 That’s Not a Death Sentence to Black People

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

Jason W. Edwards/US Army

May 6, 2020

Responding to COVID-19 Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Frontline Communities

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Ronnie Pitman/Flickr

May 6, 2020

Responder al COVID-19 no tiene que significar sacrificar a las comunidades vulnerables

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Derrick Jackson

May 5, 2020

Why Congress Must Invest in Environmental Justice and Equity in the Next Recovery Package

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

Chris Phan/Wikimedia Commons

May 5, 2020

New Study Shows Benefits of Voting by Mail

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Wallpaper Flare

May 1, 2020

The White House Scrapped the Science on Trichloroethylene—So We’re Urging the EPA to Investigate

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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April 30, 2020

Trump Administration Axes Coronavirus Research

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

FEMA/Kenneth Wilsey

April 29, 2020

In the Wake of COVID-19, Congress Must Support Pre-Disaster Mitigation Programs

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Ronnie Pitman/Flickr

April 29, 2020

The Crisis Within the Crisis: COVID-19 Is Ravaging African Americans

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

OutFrontCNN

April 29, 2020

What I Wish I Had Said on CNN About Trump’s “Lysol and Sunshine” Speech

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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April 29, 2020

EPA Advisory Board’s Restricted Science Advice Is Too Little, Too Late, and Comes During a National Crisis

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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April 28, 2020

Worker Memorial Day in the Time of COVID-19

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

April 27, 2020

Oil Industry Ghostwrites Trump’s Deadly Anti-Environmental Policies

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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April 25, 2020

The EPA’s Dirty Water: New Rule Discards Science, Ignores Importance of Wetlands and Tributaries

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Klaus Eppele/Adobe Stock

April 25, 2020

The Trump Administration’s Assault on Public Health Protections

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Pixabay

April 23, 2020

Trump Administration’s Hydroxychloroquine Misinformation is Endangering People’s Lives

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

A poll worker with a face mask sorts election materials in a polling station in Wisconsin during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Reporting

April 23, 2020

5 Critical Facts about the Health of US Elections You Should Know

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Anthony Eyring/UCS

April 22, 2020

An Earth Day Conversation About Environmental Justice With Pioneer Vernice Miller-Travis

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

Pixnio

April 22, 2020

New COVID-19 Testing Data Reveal 70% More Positive Results in Non-White US Counties

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

NASA

April 21, 2020

Reflections on Earth Day: A Better World is Possible and Damned Well Worth Fighting For

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Stephanie Gelardo

April 20, 2020

Maps Showing Where Most Vulnerable Are Hardest-Hit by COVID-19 in the US Point to Deepening Injustice

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Brian Wangenheim/Unsplash

April 20, 2020

Social Distance and Social Movements During COVID-19

UCS Science Network

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