federal science

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April 21, 2025

The Truth About Regulations

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

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April 17, 2025

“It Starts with Censorship”: An Interview with Science Defender Lisa Schiff

Pallavi Phartiyal
Vice President of Programs, Policy & Advocacy

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April 16, 2025

Everyone Loses When Environmental Justice Programs Are Cut

Elise Tolbert
Senior Energy Campaign Manager

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April 15, 2025

5 Ways the Chaos at HHS Could Affect Your Community’s Health

Guest Commentary

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April 2, 2025

A Backward March: Another Month of Attacks on Federal Science

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

A demonstrator holds a sign that says EPA within a hand-drawn heart, in a federal building in Washington, DC this February.

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March 25, 2025

The EPA’s Research Office Launched My Career. Now It’s in Danger.

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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March 20, 2025

The Threats to Higher Education: A Call to Action

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

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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 10, 2025

We Are Charting a Path for Science in the Trump Era

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

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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

A senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center works on tracking Hurricane Beryl in 2024.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

March 3, 2025

What Does NOAA Do for Us, and How Can We Defend It?

UCS Science Network

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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

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 27, 2025

The Perils of Ignoring Racial Equity in Disaster Relief and Recovery Are Costly

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

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Marco DVM/Getty Images

January 20, 2025

An Open Letter to Federal Science Workers in the Second Trump Administration

Chitra Kumar
Managing Director, Climate and Energy Program

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January 15, 2025

Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE Strategy: Bully Federal Scientists

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

UCSUSA

January 15, 2025

What Does “Best Available Science” Mean?

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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January 14, 2025

Trump’s Pick for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, is Wrong on Purpose. Here are the Facts.

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

A scientist checks water quality at a stream.

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January 14, 2025

What’s at Stake if the Data at Federal Agencies Disappears?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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January 13, 2025

Organizations Call on Senators to Consider Nominees’ Respect for Science

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Scott Pruitt To Become EPA Administrator

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January 2, 2025

How to Vet Presidential Nominees for Their Science Savvy—a Handy Checklist for Senators

Melissa L. Finucane
Vice President of Science & Innovation

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December 11, 2024

Three Efforts to Preserve Government Data as a New Trump Administration Approaches

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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December 9, 2024

What Is Scientific Integrity—and How Does It Keep All of Us Safe?

Christopher Williams
Former Staff