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.

July 30, 2019

Tackling Health Disparities in St. Louis

UCS Science Network

House.gov

July 29, 2019

Misinterpreting Scientific Integrity Data in House Oversight Hearing

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

EPA

July 26, 2019

EPA Might Be Using Its Advisors To Do Away With Protective Science Guidelines

Genna Reed
Former Staff

July 26, 2019

Why the PFAS Industry Should Ditch the Disinformation Playbook and “Do the Right Thing”

Genna Reed
Former Staff

July 24, 2019

What I Will Say to the House Committee on Natural Resources about Attacks on Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Avius Quovis/Flickr

July 24, 2019

You Won’t Hear President Trump Boast About These Records

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Public domain

July 22, 2019

Our Children Deserve Better: Trump’s EPA Refuses to Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide. Again.

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

July 17, 2019

What I’ll Tell Congress at Today’s Hearing on Politics and Science

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Chris Quintana/Flickr

July 15, 2019

Attacks on Public Health and Safety that the Scientific Integrity Act Could Have Prevented

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Photo: Cory Doctorow/Flickr

July 15, 2019

Drilling Down on the Attempted Takedown of the Government’s Advisory Committees

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Photo: Mike Olliver/UCS

July 15, 2019

Groups Urge Support of Scientific Integrity Act as Congressional Hearing Looms

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

July 15, 2019

Trumpery, Codswallop, and this Administration’s Real Environmental Record

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: EPA

July 15, 2019

10 Ways Andrew Wheeler Has Decimated EPA Protections in Just One Year

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

July 12, 2019

Two Major Takeaways from the Second Dietary Guidelines Public Meeting

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

PXhere

July 12, 2019

Don’t Fall for Atkins PR Ploy: For Healthy Diets, We Need Strong Government Support

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

US Embassy and Consulate in the Netherlands

July 11, 2019

PFAS Amendments Form a Blueprint for Remedying National Toxic Threat

Genna Reed
Former Staff

July 10, 2019

Censoring a Senior Analyst at the State Department for Telling the Truth is a Damned Shame

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

US Customs and Border Patrol

July 9, 2019

Psychologists and Pediatricians Know that Families Belong Together: A Call to Action

UCS Science Network

spurekar/Flickr

July 3, 2019

Happy Birthday America: The Census is Intact, for Now

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Photo: Wikimedia

July 1, 2019

The Supreme Court’s Partisan Gerrymandering Decision is Justice Scalia’s Last Laugh

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

July 1, 2019

What Can Concerned People Do about Attacks on Science?

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

Photo: Wikimedia

June 28, 2019

The US Supreme Court Turns its Back on Democracy

Ken Kimmell
Former President

June 27, 2019

LGBQT+ Representation in Science 50 Years After the Stonewall Riots

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Photo: Tony Webster, Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/diversey/9180874836

June 25, 2019

The Masked Syndrome: HIV, Health Disparities, and the Two-Pronged Approach

UCS Science Network

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