The Trump Administration

Our experts and analysts weigh in on the latest developments in the Trump administration.

Preston Keres/USDA

November 14, 2018

7 Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump’s New USDA Chief Scientist Nominee

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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November 13, 2018

The Voters have Spoken: Time for Checks and Balances to Make a Comeback

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Trish Sheehan/Moms Clean Air Force

October 19, 2018

Fighting for Facts and Family: What Will We Tell Our Kids?

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Photo: Ryan McKnight

October 10, 2018

Three Reasons Bernard McNamee is a Horrible Choice for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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October 4, 2018

Kids Deserve to Have Healthy Lives: The Uncertain Fate of EPA’s Office of Children’s Health Protection

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

October 3, 2018

Trump’s USDA vs. Science

Ricardo Salvador
Former Contributor

September 25, 2018

Action Needed to Address the US Military’s PFAS Contamination

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

September 7, 2018

Department of Energy Walks Into a Fight About Subsidies

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

September 6, 2018

Will Happer, a Climate Science Denier, Joins the White House

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

Photo: USFWS Mountain-Praire

September 4, 2018

Proposed Changes to the Endangered Species Act Threaten Wildlife

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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August 31, 2018

Trump Administration’s “Affordable Clean Energy” Rule Is Anything But

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

Photo: Tammy Anthony Baker/Wikimedia Commons

August 23, 2018

Trump Twists the Law to Bail Out Coal

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

August 15, 2018

Is Scientific Integrity Safe at the USDA?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Photo: Daniels, Gene/ The U.S. National Archives

August 14, 2018

Trump Administration Takes Aim at Public Health Protections

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

Virginia State Parks/Flickr

August 14, 2018

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Results of Our 2018 Federal Scientists Survey

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

August 3, 2018

At the Trump USDA, the “D” Stands for “Dow”

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

August 2, 2018

Trump Fuel Efficiency Rollback Is an Attack on Science and the Public Interest

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

August 1, 2018

At Long Last, President Trump is Expected to Appoint a Science Adviser

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

black and white photo of a coal-fired power plant with two tall smokestacks releasing large plumes of smoke into the sky

PDTillman/Wikimedia Commons

July 20, 2018

Coal Bailout: Low on Benefits, but High on Costs

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Photo: Alex Edelman/AP Images

July 18, 2018

Watching Wheeler: 9 Critical Actions the New EPA Chief Should Take

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

July 6, 2018

How Dangerous is New EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler? Very. Here’s Why.

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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June 25, 2018

Dangerous Air Alert: New Analysis Shows How the Trump Administration Could Hide the Health Risks of Bad Air Days

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

San Juan Citizens Alliance/EcoFlight

June 1, 2018

Who’s Interested in the Trump Coal Bailout?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

May 29, 2018

The ABCs of Sidelining Science by the Trump Administration

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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