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March 31, 2026

One Year in, the Anti-Science Agenda of the Trump Administration Is Evident

The White House’s actions tell a story of a planned and intentional attack on our federal scientific infrastructure, causing real harm to people and the planet today and endangering all of us in the longer term.

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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March 31, 2026

Here’s How Environmental Leadership Protects Californians from Price Spikes and Greedy Polluters

Daniel Barad
Western States Associate Director

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March 26, 2026

Big Oil Borrowing from Gun Industry’s Playbook: Blanket Immunity to Protect Profits

Laura Peterson
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April 3, 2018

New Report: One Year In, EPA Chemical Rule Delay Allows Chemical Disasters to Continue

Gretchen Goldman
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April 3, 2018

Betrayal at the USDA

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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April 2, 2018

Burying Their Heads in the Sand: 11 Times the Trump Administration Quashed Scientific Studies and Data

Jacob Carter
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April 2, 2018

Tell Secretary Alex Azar: We Need to Demand Equitable Gun Violence Research and Reform

Charise Johnson
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April 2, 2018

EPA Rolls Back Fuel Efficiency Standards at the Request of Automakers

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

March 30, 2018

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Safety Dashbored

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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March 30, 2018

No Shortcuts for Dirty Diesel Engines

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March 29, 2018

Dear EPA Staff, We Fixed Your Climate Change Talking Points for You

Astrid Caldas
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March 29, 2018

Room for Ruminants in a Sustainable Future? Taking a Step Back to Find More Steps Forward

Marcia DeLonge
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Farmer using diverse cover crops and animal grazing to build soil health.

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March 29, 2018

Regenerative Farming Trailblazers: How Reintegrating Livestock and Restoring Soils Can Lead to More Resilient Farms

Marcia DeLonge
Former Contributor

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March 29, 2018

Where Are the Solar Jobs? New Resource Can Tell You

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

March 28, 2018

Proposed Legislation Would Prevent Census Tampering

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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March 27, 2018

Why the Senate Should Reject Pompeo as Secretary of State

David Wright
Former Contributor

March 27, 2018

Taking Action for Public Science: Re-Imagining Iowa’s Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

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March 27, 2018

Experts Warn: Census is Under Attack

Michael Latner
Former UCS Fellow

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March 27, 2018

Solar and Wind Need a Larger Electric Grid—and California Might Just Create One

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

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March 26, 2018

Will Michigan’s Public Service Commission Stand Strong and Reject DTE’s Billion-dollar Natural Gas Gamble?

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

March 26, 2018

Fukushima’s Nuclear Safety Dividend at Surry Nuclear Plant

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

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March 23, 2018

How Did Climate and Clean Energy Programs Fare in the 2018 Federal Budget?

Rob Cowin
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March 23, 2018

Another Nail in the Coffin of the Misguided MOX Program

Ed Lyman
Director, Nuclear Power Safety

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March 22, 2018

The New Government Omnibus Spending Bill Shows that Science Advocacy Matters

Yogin Kothari
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March 22, 2018

How Do Big Oil Companies Talk about Climate Science? Four Takeaways from a Day in Court

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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March 22, 2018

This One Policy Would Provide Billions to Protect Massachusetts from Climate Change

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

March 22, 2018

Scott Pruitt Will Restrict the EPA’s Use of Legitimate Science

Gretchen Goldman
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