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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

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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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February 3, 2020

Who Breathes the Dirtiest Air from Vehicles in Minnesota?

Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura
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February 3, 2020

New Emails Show Acting Administrator Neil Jacobs is Unfit to Lead NOAA

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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February 3, 2020

The Proof is in the Pudding: Wading into Fossil Fuel Company Reports

Nicole Pinko
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January 31, 2020

Keeping Up With Scientific Integrity: October–December 2019

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

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January 30, 2020

A Conversation with the NEPA Ninja

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

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January 30, 2020

Minnesota Utility Programs Are Latest Target in Oil Industry War on EVs

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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January 30, 2020

East African Locust Crisis Shows how Climate Change Threatens Food Security

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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January 29, 2020

Three Reasons Investors Should Give ExxonMobil’s 2020 Climate Report the Thumbs-Down

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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January 29, 2020

How Environmental Justice Became a Matter of Governance

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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January 29, 2020

What Should the Next President do to Restore Science to Decisionmaking?

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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January 29, 2020

In 2021, Let’s Set the Bar Higher for Our Government

Genna Reed
Former Staff

January 28, 2020

A Chance for More Transparency on Oil and Gas Production on Public Lands: My Congressional Testimony

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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January 28, 2020

Why Rural Communities Need Clean Transportation

Daniel Gatti
Former contributor

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January 27, 2020

5 Quotes Capturing the Debate Over Dietary Guidelines

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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January 27, 2020

America’s Wetlands: Vital, Ignored, and Now Defined Away by the Trump Administration

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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January 24, 2020

A Small Provision in the FY20 Spending Package Deserves a Much Bigger Discussion

Shuchi Talati
Former Contributor

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January 24, 2020

Will Climate Change Impact My Retirement? CalPERS, CalSTRS Reports Shed Some Light

Nicole Pinko
Former Contributor

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January 24, 2020

EPA’s New Water Rule a Mockery of Science and the Clean Water Act

Derrick Z. Jackson
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January 23, 2020

It’s “State of the State” Season: Time to Check in on Midwest Governors’ Climate and Clean Energy Progress

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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January 23, 2020

Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Extremely Dumb Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Rule

Dave Cooke
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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January 22, 2020

One Way to Boost Renewables? Let Flexible Demand Lend a Helping Hand

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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January 22, 2020

When It’s Migratory Birds vs. the Trump Administration, the Birds Die

Maria Caffrey
Former Contributor

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January 21, 2020

Secretary Perdue and the Trump Administration See Environmental Regulation as a Weapon. That’s Not Just Dumb, It’s Dangerous.

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

January 17, 2020

EPA Science Advisory Board Should Keep Pushing EPA to Adhere to the Best Available Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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