The Equation

A younger person holds a sign that reads FUND SCIENCE at a national Stand up for Science rally in 2025.

Alex Wong/Getty Images

September 3, 2025

New to Advocacy? 3 Tips for Early Career Scientists

Early-career scientists looking to make a difference: this post is for you!

Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager

photo of two US Army soldiers and a Bradley fighting vehicle parked in front of USDA headquarters, on which hangs a long banner featuring an image of President Donald Trump

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

September 2, 2025

Trump Appointees “Reorganize” the USDA, Putting the Department’s Mission at Risk

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Mario Tama/Getty Images

August 28, 2025

A Sober Commemoration: 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina Hit Gulf Coast Communities

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Explore our topics

Meet our bloggers

Kevin X. Shen

Northeast Transportation Policy Analyst/Advocate

Liz Borkowski

Science Network Contributor

David Reichmuth

Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

See more authors

The latest

January 17, 2017

Trump and the Nuclear Codes: How To Launch a Nuclear Weapon

David Wright
Former Contributor

Ben Trussel/iStock

January 17, 2017

Can President Trump Uphold Scientific Integrity in Government Decisionmaking? New Report Tells What’s At Stake

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Photo: Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA (Flickr)

January 17, 2017

The Truth About Pruitt’s EPA Lawsuits is Even Worse Than You Might Think

Ken Kimmell
Former President

January 17, 2017

Nine Questions for Ryan Zinke, Donald Trump’s Pick to Lead the Interior Department

Adam Markham
Former Staff

Kristin & Jordan Hayman/flickr

January 13, 2017

Even Without an Agriculture Secretary, Trump’s Cabinet Says Plenty about Food and Water Plans

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Photo: Howard Johnson/CC BY (Flickr)

January 13, 2017

Governor Kasich Restores Clean Energy Standards in Ohio

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

January 13, 2017

Renewable Energy for Companies: Which States Make It Easiest (or Hardest)?

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

Photo: Wikipedia

January 13, 2017

EPA (Correctly) Affirms Vehicle Standards, Despite Automaker Misinformation

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

January 12, 2017

Will a Rick Perry DOE Help Limit a Risky Overreliance on Natural Gas?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

Dennis Schroeder/NREL

January 11, 2017

New Study Shows How Solar Can Enhance Grid Reliability

Laura Wisland
Former Contributor

Wikimedia

January 11, 2017

What Will US Energy Leadership Look Like at Rick Perry's Department of Energy?

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

January 11, 2017

The Department of Energy Just Created a Powerful Tool to Protect its Scientists

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

January 11, 2017

What Electric Vehicle Sales in 2016 Mean for the Future of Transportation

Peter O'Connor
Former contributor

Photo: Center for Strategic and International Studies

January 10, 2017

Rex Tillerson and “We’ll Adapt” to Climate Change: Millionaire Oilmen Say the Darndest Things

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

Credit: J. Rogers

January 10, 2017

New Year, New Clean Energy Analysis: New Study Finds Lots of Benefits, Few Costs

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, “Galileo before the Holy Office” (1847)

January 6, 2017

The Inquisition Congress, Abetted by Trump, Has Begun

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Extreme rainfall events have severely damaged the adobe church at Tumacácori National Historic Park in Arizona. Photo: NPS

January 6, 2017

How Will the National Park Service Protect America’s Heritage from Climate Change?

Adam Markham
Former Staff

Measuring California's snowpack. Photo: California Department of Water Resources

January 3, 2017

California Snow Levels Below Normal Despite Heavy Rains

Juliet Christian-Smith
Western States Regional Director

USCapitol/Flickr

January 3, 2017

Attacking Science in Week One: How Congress is Trying to Dismantle Public Protections

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

January 3, 2017

Scientists’ Letter to Trump Supporting Iran Nuclear Deal

David Wright
Former Contributor

January 3, 2017

Watts Bar Hokey Pokey is Not Okey Dokey

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 27, 2016

Frazzled at FitzPatrick

Dave Lochbaum
Former Contributor

December 23, 2016

Peter Navarro: Trump’s “China Policy Czar” ?

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

December 22, 2016

Year in Review: How 8 States Made 2016 a Huge Year for Clean Energy

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Older posts Newer posts

Top reads

Explore our topics

Meet our bloggers

The latest