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.

October 9, 2019

What To Expect at the Independent Particulate Matter Review Panel Meeting

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Source: EPA

October 8, 2019

Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Here’s Why The Facts Matter

UCS Science Network

Photo: House Natural Resources Committee/YouTube

October 4, 2019

Recusal Is Not an Excusal: William Pendley and Conflicts of Interest at the BLM

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: John Brighenti/Flickr

October 3, 2019

Bipartisan Support for Scientific Integrity Reform is Growing

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Source: National Archives/Wikimedia

October 2, 2019

Cultivating Censorship at the National Park Service: New Acting Director Issues Controversial Memo

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

Workers at Newport News shipyard in Virginia install new propellers. Photo: US Navy/Wikimedia

October 2, 2019

Score One for Worker Safety: Trump Administration Drops Proposed Beryllium Rollback

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

Dave Stone

October 1, 2019

Science Advice Shouldn’t Be at the Whim of a President and His Appointees

Genna Reed
Former Staff

CLAUDIO GONZÁLES

October 1, 2019

Our Next Generation of Scientists, Exploited

UCS Science Network

C-SPAN

September 30, 2019

The Indelible Ink of SharpieGate Spreads to NOAA Fisheries

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

White House

September 30, 2019

Trump Axing Advisory Committees Is Bad for Farmers and Nation’s Food Supply

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Another Believer/Wikimedia Commons

September 30, 2019

Science Workshop on PFAS Highlights the Need for Government Action

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Photo: Carbon Visuals/Flickr

September 27, 2019

Bureau of Land Management Headquarters to Move in with Chevron. Will They Share a Bed?

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

BrotherM/Flickr

September 26, 2019

What You Should Know This Mesothelioma Awareness Day

Guest Commentary

Andreas Lindlahr

September 26, 2019

Scary Changes Documented in the IPCC Report on Climate Change and the Ocean

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Genna Reed

September 26, 2019

The EPA Cut Science Out of Air Pollution Standard-Setting. We’re Putting It Back.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Rama/Wikimedia Commons

September 24, 2019

By Phasing Out Animal Testing, the EPA Could Turn You into the Guinea Pig

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Mike Olliver/UCS

September 24, 2019

Dear Students of STEM, I Challenge You to Vote!

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

September 19, 2019

The Proposal to Restrict Science at EPA Is Dying a Slow Death

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

By Daryana Rivera - Photograph, CC BY-SA 4.0

September 18, 2019

Dos años después de la catástrofe climática, Puerto Rico aparece en el mapamundi

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

September 18, 2019

The Climate Strike Is On. We Will Be There.

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Photo: Eltiempo10/CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia)

September 18, 2019

A Timeline of Recent Attacks on the EPA’s Science-based Ambient Air Pollution Standards

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Photo: Gage Skidmore

September 16, 2019

Trump’s Witch Hunt Against California and Carmakers

Ken Kimmell
Former President

Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

September 16, 2019

SharpieGate in the Broader Context of the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

September 13, 2019

The Biggest Casualty of Trump’s Dorian Deceit: Our Common Bonds

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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