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.

Bureau of Land Management

April 13, 2020

Trump Administration Considers Hunting in Wildlife Refuges a Celebration of COVID-19 “Success”

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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April 13, 2020

The Price We Will Pay for Suppressing CDC Scientists During Pandemic

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

PickStock

April 13, 2020

Continued Social Distancing Critical for US Regions Where Flooding and COVID-19 Are Set to Collide

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

April 10, 2020

President Trump Is More Focused on TV Ratings than Saving Lives from COVID-19

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Ronnie Pitman/Flickr

April 9, 2020

Why the White House Must Address Coronavirus’s Disproportionate Impacts on African Americans

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Daniel Acker/Reuters

April 9, 2020

The Election Travesty in Wisconsin is a Wake-up Call for the Nation

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

EPA

April 8, 2020

EPA Science Advisory Board’s Job Gets Harder—and More Important—By the Minute

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Daniel Acker/Reuters

April 8, 2020

COVID-19 Has Put Our Democracy in Critical Condition

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Smoggy morning conditions in Los Angeles

Getty Images

April 8, 2020

New Harvard Study Links COVID Deaths and Air Pollution: An Interview with Study Author Dr. Francesca Dominici

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Governor Tom Wolf/CC BY 2.0 (Flickr)

April 7, 2020

Roundup: Sidelining Science Hits New Lows in Response to Public Health Crisis

UCS Science Network

Derrick Jackson

April 6, 2020

La lucha por una respuesta justa al COVID-19

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Photo: EPA

April 3, 2020

EPA Advances Broad Science Restrictions in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Photo: Roy Luck/Flickr

April 2, 2020

EPA Watchdog Report Reveals a Failure to Talk to Communities with Higher Ethylene Oxide Health Risks

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Derrick Jackson

April 2, 2020

Fighting for a Just COVID-19 Response

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

CDC

April 1, 2020

Let CDC Scientists Speak to the Public about Coronavirus

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

JC Gellidon/Unsplash

March 31, 2020

We’re All in This Together: Support and Solidarity for Our Heroes on the Front Lines

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

Greg Kunit/Creative Commons (Flickr)

March 30, 2020

While You Were Focused on COVID-19, EPA Gave Polluters Free Rein, Threatening At-Risk Communities

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

White House

March 30, 2020

On Coronavirus, Bypass the White House and Turn to the Experts

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Pharexia and authors of File:BlankMap-World.svg / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

March 26, 2020

Populismo y capitalismo salvaje en tiempos de coronavirus: ¡Que no nos lleve el chanfle!

Paula Garcia
Senior Manager of Energy Justice Research and Policy

Russ Munn/AgStock Images

March 25, 2020

New UCS Analysis: Coronavirus and Flooding Set to Collide in US

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

EPA

March 25, 2020

UCS to Host Virtual Public Hearing on EPA Science Rule

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Florida National Guard

March 24, 2020

Trump Administration Endangers the Lives of Health Care Workers

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

March 24, 2020

What Part of “Public Health Expert” Doesn’t the Administration Understand?

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Lucas Sankey/Unsplash

March 24, 2020

As Congress Debates an Economic Stimulus, Where Should the Money Be Spent?

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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