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June 10, 2019

HBO’s Chernobyl: A Fictionalized Representation of the True Horrors of Sidelining Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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May 30, 2019

Trump Administration Puts Offshore Oil Rig Workers’ Lives at Risk

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

Photo: Will Fuller/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (Flickr)

August 9, 2018

Science Prevails in the Courts as Chlorpyrifos Ban Becomes Likely

Genna Reed
Former Staff

May 9, 2018

So, What Does the Endangered Species Act Mean to Me?

UCS Science Network

April 13, 2018

Brace Yourself for Unhealthy Air: The Trump Administration Weakens Clean Air Protections

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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April 6, 2018

Grasping for “Hopeful Signs,” Washington Post Downplays the Dangers of Trump Administration Attacks on Science and Public Health

Genna Reed
Former Staff

February 13, 2018

Federal Scientists! Make a Note for the Record. We All Need to Know of Your Work.

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

January 16, 2018

Five Lessons Our Science Network Watchdogging Teams Have Taught Us

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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January 8, 2018

Trump Administration Rescinds Fracking Rule for Public Lands: A Blow to Public Protection

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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

October 30, 2017

Pruitt Rejects Advice from Independent Scientists Based on False Premises

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

October 26, 2017

I Am a 30-Year Veteran Scientist from US EPA; I Can’t Afford to Be Discouraged

UCS Science Network

The Trump administration is using bogus science to justify restrictions on birth control access, building on a legacy of Presidential administrations' politicization of science around contraceptives. Photo: www.quotecatalog.com

October 11, 2017

The Trump Administration Fakes Science to Justify Restrictions on Birth Control Access

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Jennifer Strickland, USFWS

October 6, 2017

Much to Grouse About: Interior Department Calls for Changes That Could Threaten Sage Grouse Protection

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Gary Peeples/USFWS

August 4, 2017

Conferences and Condors: UCS Unveils a New Toolkit for Scientists Engaging on the Endangered Species Act

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Pesticide Action Network

July 20, 2017

Environmental Injustice in the Early Days of the Trump Administration

UCS Science Network

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June 23, 2017

Better Ways to Describe the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Science

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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June 9, 2017

Protect the Science, Protect the Species

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Photo: Martinan/iStock

June 6, 2017

7 States Give Pruitt an "F" in Science, Challenge EPA Over Pesticide That Harms Children

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

United Soybean Board/Flickr

May 24, 2017

The Trump Budget Is an Affront to Farmers (and All of Us)

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

May 23, 2017

Department of Interior Censors USGS Press Release on Climate Change, Flooding, and Sea Level Rise

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Photo: Iowa State University/Lisa Schulte Moore

April 17, 2017

Sustainable Agriculture on the Chopping Block in Iowa

Andrea Basche
Former contributor

April 3, 2017

Why Senator Lankford’s “BEST Act” Is Really the Worst for Federal Science

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

Wikimedia

March 30, 2017

8 Simple Words Energy Secretary Rick Perry Can Say Right Now to Reaffirm that Scientists Won’t Be Muzzled

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

March 20, 2017

Counting the Attacks on Science by the Trump Administration and Congress

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS