attacks on science

Researchers monitor severe weather on their computers

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March 12, 2025

A Hundred Attacks and Counting: What Happened to Federal Science in February

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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March 5, 2025

Musk Is Pushing the Great American Innovation Machine to the Brink

Julie McNamara
Associate Director, Policy for Climate and Energy

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February 6, 2025

The Trump Administration Is Targeting Science. The Scientific Integrity Act Could Help Protect It.

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

Gretchen Goldman/UCS

February 6, 2025

Science at the Table: The Importance of Federal Advisory Committees in Policymaking

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

People take part in the March For Science after a rally on the National Mall on April 14, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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February 4, 2025

Dear Federal Scientists: Please Don’t Give Up

UCS Science Network

UCS President Gretchen Goldman holds a sign at the AAAS Stand Up for Science Rally in Boston in 2017.

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February 3, 2025

As the New President of UCS, I’m Ready to Get to Work

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

President Trump sits in the Oval Office and holds up an executive order.

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January 30, 2025

How Science Has Fared in the First Two Weeks of the New Trump Administration

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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January 29, 2025

What the Federal Health Agency Gag Order Means for Public Health

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

A woman in a scientific laboratory, wearing a lab coat and gloves.

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September 12, 2024

How Can We Defend Government Science from Political Interference?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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January 30, 2024

EPA’s New Scientific Integrity Policy: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

September 27, 2023

Protecting Science from Politics

Guest Commentary

Capitol building

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July 25, 2023

Scientific Integrity Act Re-introduced in Congress to Protect Federal Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

Photo from an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court from May 2022. A sign reading "we are never going back" is visible.

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July 19, 2022

After Dobbs, States Challenge FDA Scientific Expertise on Medication Abortion

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

A smokestack belches a cloud of dirty smoke at a port, with ships also leaving clouds of exhaust in the foreground

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July 6, 2022

Before Trying to Overthrow Democracy, Jeffrey Clark Let Polluters Walk Free

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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December 13, 2021

Gagging Scientists in Florida and Missouri to Hide COVID-19 Data

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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May 25, 2021

Biden Administration is Building Back Science and Equity to Title X Health Program

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

May 4, 2021

Don’t Let Them Fool You: Disinformation Is Not an Accident.

Astrid Caldas
Senior Climate Scientist

March 24, 2021

What I Told Congress: Five Ways to Rebuild Scientific Capacity in Federal Agencies

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

January 27, 2021

A New Day for Science: President Biden’s Big Plan for Scientific Integrity And What Comes Next

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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October 13, 2020

A Win for Science and Transparency: FDA Publishes New, Strict COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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September 3, 2020

The Deadly Consequences of Sidelining Science and Government During a Pandemic

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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August 3, 2020

150 Attacks on Science and Counting: Trump Administration’s Anti-Science Actions Hurt People and Communities Nationwide

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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July 13, 2020

Old Laws, New Science, and Protecting Public Health: The Trump Administration’s Decision on Particulate Pollution Standards

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

April 29, 2020

What I Wish I Had Said on CNN About Trump’s “Lysol and Sunshine” Speech

Joel Clement
Former Contributor