federal science

a woman in a research lab looking at test tubes

National Cancer Institute/Unsplash

January 29, 2026

Science, Innovation, and the National Institutes of Health

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

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Kouji Tsuru / Unsplash

January 28, 2026

EPA Cuts People Out of the Picture

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

G. Hein/NCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

January 27, 2026

What Americans Lose if Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled

Carlos Javier Martinez
Senior Scientist

researcher filling small test tubes

Julia Koblitz/ Unsplash

December 8, 2025

The Scientific Integrity Act Would Strengthen the US Economy and Innovation Edge

Joseph Reed
Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

the US Capitol, seen from behind yellow caution tape

Andy Feliciotti / Unsplash

November 19, 2025

The Shutdown Ends, but Threats to Science Go On

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

UCS President Gretchen Goldman holds a sign reading Stand up for Science at a march in NYC during Climate Week 2025

Ryan Fleischer/UCS

November 13, 2025

Ask a Scientist: How Is the Scientific Community Meeting This Moment?

Guest Commentary

a set of microphones lined up at a table for a hearing

Akshay Chauhan / Unsplash

November 3, 2025

UCS Is Building an Alliance for Independent Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Alex Wong/Getty Images

October 22, 2025

Under President Trump’s Direction, Scientific Protections Are Disappearing at Record Speed

UCS Science Network

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This Is Engineering / Unsplash

October 20, 2025

In the Dark: Trump Administration Continues to Cancel and Suppress Information

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

In front of a podium hung with signs that read VACCINES WORK, Dr. Roger Mitchell of the National Medical Association speaks during a news conference on vaccine safety and efficacy with Senator Bernie Sanders, doctors, and public health experts on Capitol Hill on September 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

October 2, 2025

Science and Democracy under Siege: A Day in My Life

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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Wesley Tingey/Unsplash

September 25, 2025

When Rescuing Environmental Data, Are We Archiving the Past or Illuminating the Future?

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff

At a rally for science, an attendee holds a sign reading "got polio? me neither. thanks science"

Alex Wong/Getty Images

September 16, 2025

Science Must Go On: How Courageous Scientists Are Meeting the Moment

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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Joao Cruz / Unsplash

September 9, 2025

President Trump Is Shutting Out the US Public from Government Decisions

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

August 28, 2025

How RFK Jr. Dismantled Trust in Public Health: A Student’s Warning for the Future

UCS Science Network

David Everett Strickler/Unsplash

August 25, 2025

With New Guidance, Trump Administration Deceptively Targets Scientific Integrity

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

People holding signs rally in front of the Washington Monument in DC. One sign reads "Science Saves Lives"; another says "Fire DOGE, not me"

Alex Wong/Getty Images

August 14, 2025

Scientists’ Role in Defending Democracy

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

satellite photo of the continental United States with the rivers of the Mississippi and Missouri watershed highlighted; all the rivers eventually drain into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana

NASA Scientific Visualization Studio

July 31, 2025

What Do Trump’s Attacks on NOAA Have to Do with the Gulf Dead Zone?

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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matsou/Getty Images

July 23, 2025

The Great American Engine Stall: Science Budget Cuts Threaten US Innovation

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff

the White House in Washington, DC

Rene DeAnda / Unsplash

July 21, 2025

New UCS Analysis Documents Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

a view of the White House from the National Mall.

Rene DeAnda / Unsplash

June 30, 2025

Schedule F by Another Name Is Still a Threat to Science

Joseph Reed
Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

The front façade of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC.

Yuhan Zhang/Wikipedia

June 26, 2025

We Need Sound Policy Informed by Science. The Trump Administration Is Undermining It.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

three scientists in lab coats and goggles look at a tablet together

June 23, 2025

OSTP Has a Choice to Make: Science or Politics?

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

President Trump, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other administration officials sit at a table in the White House.

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

June 12, 2025

Science Under Fire in Washington

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

Alex Wong/Getty Images

June 9, 2025

Science Caught in a Rip Tide: How Authoritarianism Sweeps Away Evidence-Based Policy

Melissa L. Finucane
Former Staff