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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
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May 8, 2025

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

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April 26, 2018

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April 26, 2018

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April 26, 2018

EPA Chief Pruitt Even Violates His Own Principles

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April 25, 2018

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

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April 24, 2018

Hundreds of Leading Scientists Stand Up for Science Integrity and Plead for Climate Action

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April 24, 2018

Flint, Michigan Still Waiting for Justice Four Years On

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April 24, 2018

Better Data Are Needed to Dismantle Racism in Policing

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April 24, 2018

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

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April 24, 2018

The “Race” to Resolve the Boiling Water Reactor Safety Limit Problem

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April 23, 2018

California’s Next Climate Change Challenge is Water Whiplash

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April 22, 2018

Japan’s Nuclear Hawks Could Block US-North Korean Agreement on Denuclearization

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April 21, 2018

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

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April 20, 2018

Science on Wheels: Meeting a Scientist Right in Your Hometown

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April 19, 2018

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

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April 19, 2018

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

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April 18, 2018

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

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April 18, 2018

For a Moment, 50+ Percent of CA’s Energy Came From Solar

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April 18, 2018

Will Congress Give Farmers the Farm Bill They Want?

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April 17, 2018

Colorado Communities Sue ExxonMobil and Suncor for Climate Damages

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April 16, 2018

SNAP Work Requirements Provoke Broad Opposition to House Farm Bill

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April 16, 2018

Commendable Nuclear Safety Catch at the Susquehanna Nuclear Plant

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