Science and Democracy

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January 25, 2018

Should the President Have Sole Authority to Launch a Nuclear Attack? In the Age of Trump, Experts Offer an Alternate Plan

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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

January 23, 2018

UCS Sues to Stop EPA from Kicking Independent Experts Off Advisory Boards

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

January 22, 2018

A Good Move from Chairman Smith and the House Science Committee: Tackling Sexual Harassment in Science

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

Michael Fleshman

January 19, 2018

Standing Ground: The State of Voting Rights in Year One of the Trump Administration

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

January 19, 2018

From National Parks to the EPA, Trump Administration Stiff-Arms Science Advisers

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

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January 18, 2018

New Report Reveals Trump Administration Is Abandoning Science Advice

Genna Reed
Former Staff

January 16, 2018

Five Lessons Our Science Network Watchdogging Teams Have Taught Us

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

January 16, 2018

Why Engineers Should Refuse to Work on Trump’s Wall

UCS Science Network

January 10, 2018

The Science of Sovereignty: Two Cases Show How the Future of Voting Rights Depends on the Integrity of Data

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

January 10, 2018

Trump Political Appointees Interfere in Scientific Grants Process Take Two: The Department of Interior

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

January 9, 2018

One Year of Attacking Science: How the Trump Administration Measures Up

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Photo: Tim Evanson/Wikimedia Commons

January 8, 2018

Trump Administration Rescinds Fracking Rule for Public Lands: A Blow to Public Protection

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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January 8, 2018

At the CDC, as Elsewhere Throughout the Government, Words Have Consequences

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

January 8, 2018

Data Integrity and Voting Rights: Will the Supreme Court Protect the Right to Not Vote?

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

C-SPAN

January 4, 2018

Anti-Science Nominee Kathleen Hartnett-White Faces Renewed Scrutiny for Top Environmental Post

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

December 21, 2017

All I Want for Christmas Is Added Sugar Information Over Disinformation

Genna Reed
Former Staff

New York City smog in the 1960's. Photo: Wikimedia

December 21, 2017

Trump Vows to Kill 50 Years of Federal Health and Safety Protections

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

December 20, 2017

Three Ways Fox News Misleads its Readers on Sea Level Rise

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

James Finch

December 20, 2017

2017: Standing Up for Science—and Chalking Up Some Wins

Seth Shulman
Editorial Director

Photo: Ian Swoveland

December 18, 2017

Trump’s Two-Minds on Climate Change Puts America’s Security Last

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

December 17, 2017

The Trump Administration Word Ban Extends to Other Federal Agencies. Its Ongoing Assault on Science Is Much Worse.

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 16, 2017

Is CDC Banning the Use of Scientific Words? It's Time for CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald to Speak Up

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

December 13, 2017

Conflicts of Interest Matter—Congress Needs to Stop This

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

December 11, 2017

Dialogue About Risks of Environmental Exposure Begins with Taking Environmental Justice Concerns Seriously

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability