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.

March 23, 2020

Big UCS Win! Court Questions EPA Limits on Science Advisory Committees

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Andrew Bossi/CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia)

March 20, 2020

A Thank You to FOIA Officers: Purveyors of Sunshine

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Photo: Pete Markham/Flickr

March 20, 2020

With the Public Distracted, Interior Department Moves Full Speed Ahead on Oil and Gas Leases

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

Photo: EPA

March 18, 2020

EPA Proposes Broad Science Restrictions in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Woman in nursing home Flickr/Alyssa L. Miller

March 17, 2020

Para enfrentar la pandemia del coronavirus necesitamos escuchar a los científicos y mantener el distanciamiento social

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Voting sign in Cambridge, MA on Super Tuesday.

March 16, 2020

Congress Must Stop Coronavirus Election Meltdown this Week

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Johns Hopkins University

March 16, 2020

Six Lessons from Previous Pandemics that We Can Still Learn

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: The White House

March 15, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic: Science Sidelined in Trump Rose Garden Fiasco

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Rhoda Baer/National Cancer Institute

March 13, 2020

Catch-22 of Coronavirus for Seniors Most at Risk, and the Importance of Up-to-Date Information

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

March 12, 2020

Coronavirus Data Is Being Concealed by the Trump Administration

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Omari Spears/UCS

March 11, 2020

States Need to Update Emergency Election Plans, Scientists Need to Step Up

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

C. Todd Lopez, Department of Defense

March 11, 2020

White House Removes Public Health Experts from Coronavirus Discussions

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Tiago_Fernandez/iStock

March 8, 2020

Environmental Racism in Action: The Trump Administration’s Plans to Gut NEPA

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

TheHilaryClark/pixabay.com

March 5, 2020

The EPA’s Rule to Restrict Science Could Compromise Your Confidential Research Data

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Photo: USDA/Flickr

March 4, 2020

The Trump EPA Is Restricting EPA Science. It’s Somehow Worse than We Expected.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Vlad Tchompalov/Unsplash

March 4, 2020

It’s Time to Ask the Candidates: How Will You Use Science to Protect Everyone?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Photo: EPA

March 4, 2020

EPA Moves to Handcuff Its Scientists

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

US Senate

March 3, 2020

Senators Must Stop Nancy Beck’s Playbook for Undermining Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Photo: BLM/Flickr

March 3, 2020

Science, Denied, Again. Interior Department Adds Inaccurate Climate Change Info to Reports

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

Jessica Paterson/Flickr

March 2, 2020

Profiles in Cowardice: Oregon Lawmakers Run Away from Climate Action. Literally.

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

cdc.gov

February 28, 2020

Coronavirus and the Terrifying Muzzling of Public Health Experts

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Photo: Wikimedia

February 28, 2020

Trump Administration Ignores Worker Safety in Pursuit of Offshore Oil Profits

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

CDC

February 27, 2020

The Trump Administration Has Hindered Our Ability to Effectively Respond to the Coronavirus Epidemic

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Photo: USFWS/Flickr

February 25, 2020

Sabotaged Science in the Arctic Refuge: Interior Department Works to Undermine Its Own Scientists

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

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