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.

April 26, 2018

EPA Chief Pruitt Even Violates His Own Principles

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

April 25, 2018

Six Things You Should Know About The EPA’s New Science Restriction Draft Policy

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

Lance Cheung/USDA

April 24, 2018

Flint, Michigan Still Waiting for Justice Four Years On

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Tony Webster/Flickr

April 24, 2018

Better Data Are Needed to Dismantle Racism in Policing

UCS Science Network

Adam Baker/Flickr

April 24, 2018

A List of Scientific Organizations That Have Supported and Opposed Limiting What Research EPA Can Use to Make Decisions

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

US Department of Defense

April 21, 2018

Here are the “Transparency” Policy Documents the EPA Does Not Want You to See

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

April 20, 2018

Science on Wheels: Meeting a Scientist Right in Your Hometown

UCS Science Network

April 19, 2018

Internal EPA Emails Confirm that Scott Pruitt’s Secret Science Proposal Is Entirely Driven By Politics

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

Photo: emilykbecker/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (Flickr)

April 19, 2018

Competitive Enterprise Institute Counts Costs But Not Benefits of Safeguards—and Hopes You Won’t Notice

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

April 18, 2018

A Graduate Researcher’s (Brief) Guide to: Creating a Student Science Policy Group

UCS Science Network

April 16, 2018

Peter Wright’s Nomination Means Superfund Conflicts of Interest in Almost All 50 States

Genna Reed
Former Staff

April 16, 2018

DOI Caught Lying About a Staff Purge. Congress Has Questions

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

Vehicle pollution is a major issue for human health and the environment.

iStockphoto.com/ssuaphoto

April 16, 2018

Scott Pruitt’s Regulatory Rollback Recipe

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

April 13, 2018

The White House Clearly Does Not Like the EPA’s “Secret Science” Plan

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 13, 2018

Brace Yourself for Unhealthy Air: The Trump Administration Weakens Clean Air Protections

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

April 12, 2018

Stories, Improv, and What Science Can Learn From Comedy

UCS Science Network

April 9, 2018

The World’s Population Hasn’t Grown Exponentially for at Least Half a Century

Doug Boucher
Former Contributor

April 6, 2018

With Pruitt Under Fire, Likely Successor Andrew Wheeler’s Coal Ties Deserve Scrutiny

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Scott Pruitt testifies this week before the Senate for the first time as EPA administrator. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

April 6, 2018

Pruitt Needs to Go—But So Do Others in Pruitt’s Conflicted and Corrupt EPA

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: RuslanDashinsky/iStock

April 6, 2018

Grasping for “Hopeful Signs,” Washington Post Downplays the Dangers of Trump Administration Attacks on Science and Public Health

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Alina Chan, Future of Research

April 5, 2018

Empowering Early Career Scientists to Engage in Science Advocacy, Policy and Communication

UCS Science Network

April 5, 2018

Science is Rising. Will You Rise With Us?

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

April 4, 2018

Five (More) Pruitt Scandals That You Should Know About, But Probably Don’t

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

April 3, 2018

Secretary Zinke’s Diversity Problem

Joel Clement
Former Contributor

Older posts Newer posts