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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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January 8, 2018

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

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

January 8, 2018

New NOAA Report Shows 2017 Was the Costliest Year on Record for US Disasters

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

January 8, 2018

An Ounce of Prevention…is Worth a Kiloton of Cure

David Wright
Former Contributor

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January 8, 2018

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

Derrick Z. Jackson
Fellow

January 8, 2018

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

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

January 6, 2018

New Update of the UCS Satellite Database

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

January 5, 2018

3 Questions Worth Answering in the Wake of Winter Storm Grayson

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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January 5, 2018

As President Trump Speaks to the Farm Bureau, Both Are Betraying Farmers

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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January 4, 2018

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

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

The jet stream and polar vortex on January 3, 2017. Map from the University of Maine Climate Change Institute.

January 3, 2018

The Polar Vortex, Winter Storm Grayson, and Climate Change: What’s the Connection?

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

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December 22, 2017

A Year of Resistance—and Why I’m Hopeful for 2018

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

December 21, 2017

All I Want for Christmas Is Added Sugar Information Over Disinformation

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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December 21, 2017

As a Government Funding Deadline Looms, Scientists Seek Support for Agroecology Research

Mike Lavender
Former Contributor

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December 21, 2017

Good Riddance to that Deadbeat, 2017. And Hopeful Greetings to a Fresh New Year.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

December 21, 2017

Don’t Believe the Trump Administration—That Coal In Your Stocking Is Not a Compliment

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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December 21, 2017

The Next Big Step in Massachusetts Offshore Wind: The Bids are in

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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

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December 20, 2017

What's in the Nutrition Title of the (Food and) Farm Bill?

Sarah Reinhardt
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

USDA

December 19, 2017

7 Reasons the Farm Bill’s Research Title is Worth Fighting For

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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December 18, 2017

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

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

December 18, 2017

China in Focus #20: A Chinese Communist Christmas

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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

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