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May 8, 2025

The State of Science at 100 Days: Co-Opted, Hindered, and Undermined

We’ve been watching how the Trump administration has been abusing and co-opting science to advance its political goals across the federal government in its first 100 days.

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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May 8, 2025

The Trump Administration Is Attacking the Science in the National Environmental Policy Act

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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May 7, 2025

A Cruel Tradeoff: Building the “Amazon of Deportation” While Tearing Down Health and Human Services

Derrick Z. Jackson
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The Roberts Court, June 1, 2017. Seated, from left to right: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Clarence Thomas and Stephen G. Breyer. Standing, from left to right: Justices Eleana Kagan, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Neil M. Gorsuch. Photograph by Franz Jantzen, Supreme Court Curator's Office.

May 25, 2018

Did My Tea Leaves Reveal the Supreme Court’s Upcoming Gerrymandering Ruling?

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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May 24, 2018

A Great Day for Offshore Wind: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey All Go Big

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

May 24, 2018

EPA Extends Comment Deadline, Schedules Hearing on Science Proposal After Pretty Much Everyone Complains

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

May 24, 2018

Experts ask Exxon and Chevron to Stop Climate Deception and to Act to Protect Human Health

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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May 24, 2018

Between Two Terns: A Conversation on Endangered Species and Social Justice

Charise Johnson
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May 24, 2018

¿Ignora la PREPA sus compromisos y los beneficios de la energía renovable?

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

Photo: Erika Spanger-Siegfried/UCS

May 23, 2018

A New Tailwind for Clean Energy, 15 Miles Offshore

Ken Kimmell
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May 23, 2018

Testimony Reveals the Real Controversy over Census Data and Voting Rights

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

May 22, 2018

The Senate Should Oppose the New Low-Yield Trident Warhead

Eryn MacDonald
Global Security Analyst

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May 21, 2018

If You Can’t Censor It, Bury It: DOI Tries to Make a Stark New Study on Rising Seas Invisible

Adam Markham
Former Staff

EPA

May 21, 2018

Did EPA Consult With The Chemical Industry While Working To Suppress A Scientific Study On PFAS?

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

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May 21, 2018

Shareholders Not Playing Games at Big Oil Annual General Meetings

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

May 21, 2018

Closing North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site

David Wright
Former Contributor

Credit: Derrick Z. Jackson

May 21, 2018

Wait—Offshore Wind Offers HOW Much Power? Use This Calculator…

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

May 21, 2018

Now Is the Time To Halt the EPA’s Restrictions on Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

May 18, 2018

A Response to Roberts and Payne

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

NASA

May 18, 2018

Here’s Why Seas Are Rising. Somebody Remind the Wall Street Journal.

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May 17, 2018

Five Things You Should Know About EPA’s Proposed Giant Step Backward on the Safety of Chemical Facilities

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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May 17, 2018

Sonny Perdue’s USDA Is in Bed with Big Pork. That’s Really Bad for Everyone Else.

Karen Perry Stillerman
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May 17, 2018

High Energy Arc Faults and the Nuclear Plant Fire Protection IOU

Dave Lochbaum
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US Air Force

May 16, 2018

Bipartisan Outrage as EPA, White House Try to Cover Up Chemical Health Assessment

Michael Halpern
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The view from aerial tour of Hurricane Sandy damage of New Jersey's barrier beaches, Nov. 18, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert)

May 16, 2018

Building the Right Project: An Engineer’s Perspective on Infrastructure Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events

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May 16, 2018

Among President Trump’s Dismal Judicial Nominees, Wendy Vitter Stands Out for Promoting Unscientific Myths

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May 16, 2018

California Could Pass Innovative Legislation on Key Climate, Energy and Transportation Issues

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