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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

The White House lawn with construction cranes on it representing a rollback of regulations--this event was held in 2020 to celebrate rolling back NEPA, the subject of this post.

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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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May 16, 2018

UCS Joins Lawsuit to Stop Pruitt from Rolling Back Clean Car Standards

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

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May 15, 2018

Back to Bad Air: The Trump EPA’s Attack on Science and Our Health

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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May 14, 2018

SNAP is a boon to urban and rural economies—and small-town stores may not survive cuts

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

May 14, 2018

La EPA elimina una protección vital para mantener el aire libre de sustancias tóxicas, poniendo nuestra salud en peligro

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

May 11, 2018

Industry Criticizing… Industry? This is What Effective Advocacy Looks Like

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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May 11, 2018

Scott Pruitt’s Incredible, Perpetual, Public Time-Wasting Machine

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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May 11, 2018

Automakers Pretend President Trump Isn’t Giving Them Exactly What They Asked For—We Don’t Buy it.

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

May 10, 2018

Made in Chattanooga

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

May 10, 2018

The Past, Present, and Future of Carbon Pricing in Washington State

Adrienne Alvord
Former Contributor

May 10, 2018

The New Farm Bill’s Pesticide Provisions are a Sneak Attack on the Environment

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

May 9, 2018

So, What Does the Endangered Species Act Mean to Me?

UCS Science Network

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

May 9, 2018

How Would a Flawed 2020 Census Affect You? I Talked with Someone Who Knows

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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May 9, 2018

2°C or not 2°C? Unanswered Questions in ExxonMobil’s and Chevron’s Climate Risk Reports

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

Pesticide Action Network

May 9, 2018

How Trump’s Proposed Cuts to the EPA’s Science and Technology Budget Endanger Our Health and Safety

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

EPA

May 8, 2018

EPA Eliminates Vital Protection to Keep Air Clean of Toxics, Threatening Our Health

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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May 8, 2018

Science — The Hidden Gem at the Heart of the EPA and Why You Should Support It

Guest Commentary

Photo: Matthew Platt/CC BY-SA (Flickr)

May 7, 2018

What Happened During the Hasty White House Review of EPA’s Science Restriction Rule?

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 7, 2018

What is the Connection Between New Mobility and Transportation Equity?

Richard Ezike
Former Contributor

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Rama/Wikipedia

May 7, 2018

NRC Cherry-Picking in the Post-Fukushima Era: A Case Study

Guest Commentary

May 3, 2018

Regulators Should Think Twice Before Handing Out Pollution Credits for Self-Driving Cars

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

Photo: Airman Connor J Marth/US Air Force

May 3, 2018

The Health and Safety of America’s Workers Is at Risk

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

A Waymo self-driving car on the road in Mountain View, CA, making a left turn. CC-BY-2.0 (Wikicommons).

May 3, 2018

How Important is it for Self-Driving Cars to be Electric?

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

April 26, 2018

7 Times Scott Pruitt Stole an Idea from the Villains of Captain Planet

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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April 26, 2018

Do Local Food Markets Support Profitable Farms and Ranches?

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