Conflict of Interest

Scott Pruitt testifies this week before the Senate for the first time as EPA administrator. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr

April 6, 2018

Pruitt Needs to Go—But So Do Others in Pruitt’s Conflicted and Corrupt EPA

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

December 13, 2017

Conflicts of Interest Matter—Congress Needs to Stop This

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

September 20, 2017

Bringing Down the House: A Hostile Takeover of Science-Based Policymaking by Trump Appointees

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

May 30, 2017

American Chemistry Council: Obstructing Formaldehyde Safeguards Then and Now

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Photo: Chafer Machinery/CC BY 2.0, Flickr

March 23, 2017

Monsanto's Four Tactics for Undermining Glyphosate Science Review

Genna Reed
Former Staff

December 13, 2016

The EPA Withdraws Claim that Fracking has no “Widespread Systemic Impacts” on Drinking Water

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

October 18, 2016

Talking Conflicts of Interest, Bias, and Sunshine in the Dietary Guidelines

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Endangered Columbian white-tailed deer on Tenasillahe Island at Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.

Photo: Blu Chaney, USFWS: CC BY 2.0/Flickr

September 7, 2016

New Endangered Species Peer-Review Policy Scores A Point for Independent Science

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

A vat of corn syrup

Photo: tracyshaun

August 23, 2016

New FDA Ruling Doesn’t Close Industry’s Favorite Food Safety Loophole

Genna Reed
Former Staff

April 8, 2016

The Trouble with Science Funding

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

March 3, 2015

Willie Soon, Academic Freedom, and How We Can Deal With Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

April 14, 2014

Spring Brings Hope–Even about Transparency and Accountability in Government

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

December 20, 2013

How Disclosure Changed a Conversation on Fracking (And Why that Matters)

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

November 8, 2013

Through the Looking Glass: Climate Change Denial, Conflict of Interest and Connecting Science to Policy

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

February 20, 2013

Putting the Interests of Patients First: Conference Endorses Science-Focused Health Care

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

February 15, 2013

Shining A Light On Physician Payments: Delayed Rule Imperfect But Useful

Celia Wexler
Former contributor

December 12, 2012

Compounding The Problem

Celia Wexler
Former contributor