Tag Archive for "EPA" - Union of Concerned Scientists

A boy in a red sweatshirt standing in a field with a power plant in the background emitting a cloud

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October 13, 2026

New UCS Analysis Shows Progress and Significant Gaps in Meaningful Engagement in State Air Permitting

Darya Minovi
Fair Access Research Manager

A child in orange holding a basketball drinks from a water fountain

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October 8, 2026

To the Trump Administration, Children’s Health Is an Acceptable Sacrifice

Darya Minovi
Fair Access Research Manager

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October 7, 2026

My Testimony Opposing the EPA’s Proposal to Stop Regulating Power Plant Global Warming Pollution

Rachel Cleetus
Program Director, Climate

Dr. Gretchen Goldman testifies before the US Senate Environment and Public Works committee Tuesday, September 29, 2026.

Chip Dizárd

September 30, 2026

Attacks on Science, Who’s Behind Them, and Their Harm: My Congressional Testimony

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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September 10, 2026

Ask a Scientist: How Can We Make Sure Environmental Rules Work in the Real World?

Seth D. Michaels
Senior Writer and Editor

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August 27, 2026

As Data Centers Drive Boom in Fossil Power Generation, EPA is Slashing Pollution Standards to Clear their Path

Julie McNamara
Federal Energy Policy Director

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August 3, 2026

EPA Stopped Updating the Data Behind Electric Vehicle Emissions. The Numbers Still Show EVs Are Winners

David Reichmuth
Research Director, Clean Transportation Program

US National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, US Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ethan Klein, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are having a laugh in the Oval Office behind President Trump as he signs an executive order.

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July 22, 2026

Update: Attacks on Independent Science and How We’re Fighting Back

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

Multiple lanes of traffic stall on the 101 in Los Angeles in 2025.

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July 6, 2026

Why the EPA Is Attacking California’s Clean Car Standards (Again)

David Reichmuth
Research Director, Clean Transportation Program

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June 24, 2026

A Year in, the Trump Administration is Exercising “Gold Standard” Suppression of Science

UCS Science Network

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks as he sits at a table

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June 2, 2026

EPA Leadership Strip the Agency of Its Ability to Protect Us from Toxic Chemicals

Darya Minovi
Fair Access Research Manager

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at a lectern at the White House with President Trump looking on

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May 13, 2026

Zeldin Is Gutting EPA’s Budget and Mission

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

A blue sign reading NOTICE is attached to a fence in front of a coal-fired power plant spewing emissions into a gray sky over Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Under President Trump, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin revoked a finding that carbon dioxide emissions are hazardous to human health.

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March 31, 2026

Despite What This EPA Says, Enforcement under Trump Has Dropped

UCS Science Network

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March 25, 2026

Democracy Depends on Science—So Scientists Need to Show Up for Democracy

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

an industrial facility emitting smoke near a river

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March 19, 2026

We (Still) Have the Science on Cumulative Impacts

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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March 12, 2026

EPA, “Common Sense” is Protecting Communities and Workers from Chemical Disasters

Darya Minovi
Fair Access Research Manager

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February 26, 2026

The Trump EPA’s Endangerment Finding Repeal: Wrong on Statute, Deceptive on Science, Reckless on Impacts

Julie McNamara
Federal Energy Policy Director

Construction workers on a residential building site in Nevada

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February 18, 2026

Risk or Resilience? Congress Can’t Miss Its Opportunity in Major Housing Legislation

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience

An exterior view of the US Department of Energy building in Washington, DC

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February 10, 2026

Internal DOE Documents Confirm Climate Report Was Created to Justify Administration Policy

UCS Science Network

a child in a dentist's chair having their teeth examined by two people in blue scrubs

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February 10, 2026

Is Fluoride the Only Chemical Trump’s EPA Will Strictly Regulate?

Darya Minovi
Fair Access Research Manager

a factory on the horizon with several smokestacks emitting clouds

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January 28, 2026

EPA Cuts People Out of the Picture

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

cars driving on a highway past a facility with a billowing smokestack

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January 20, 2026

Preserving Community Science in the Face of Attacks

Darya Minovi
Fair Access Research Manager

a map of the United States showing chemical facilities

Union of Concerned Scientists

December 10, 2025

How Trump’s Free Pass to Polluters Will Harm Americans

Darya Minovi
Fair Access Research Manager

the US Capitol, seen from behind yellow caution tape

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November 19, 2025

The Shutdown Ends, but Threats to Science Go On

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst