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a hand holds a sign reading "the power of the people is greater than the people in power"

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June 11, 2026

Ask an Expert: How Can the Science Community Protect Science and Democracy?

Guest Commentary

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is pictured seated at a cabinet meeting in 2025. He appears to be looking at an amorphous blob in the corner of the image.

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June 9, 2026

The Science Community Is Stepping Up. Let’s Go Bigger.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

A man holds up a sign reading SCIENCE RISING

Rachel Cleetus/UCS

June 1, 2026

Science is Rising: Finding our Power to Protect Science and Democracy

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

an exterior shot of the National Science Foundation building in Washington, DC

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April 26, 2026

Cutting Science Out: Trump Administration Fires National Science Board Members

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

A neon light installation by artist Alicia Eggert in the Smithsonian Institute reads in hot pink lettering: this present moment used to be the unimaginable future.

Gretchen Goldman/UCS (artwork by Alicia Eggert, Smithsonian American Art Museum)

January 15, 2026

The Future Is Not Written. It Is Ours to Create.

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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

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

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

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November 21, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency Needs Protecting

Chitra Kumar
Former Contributer

the exterior of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building in Washington, DC, from a great height, with the flag of the US Environmental Protection Agency mounted to the side of the building

August 3, 2021

EPA Breathes New Life Into Science Advisory Committees At Pivotal Time

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Cartoon showing Silence Advisory Board replaced by Science Advisory Board

Steve Moskowitz

March 31, 2021

Administrator Regan Resets EPA Science Advice

Genna Reed
Former Staff

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ericka A. Woolever.

October 19, 2020

What to Expect at FDA’s Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting

Genna Reed
Former Staff

September 25, 2020

A Government for We, the People, Not Vested Interests: Recommendations for a 2021 President

Genna Reed
Former Staff

Steve Moskowitz/UCS

August 19, 2020

After Formal Request, EPA Gives Experts Limited Time to Apply for Advisory Committees

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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

November 7, 2017

EPA Chief Pruitt’s Recent Halloween Trick Will Scare the Health Out of You

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

September 29, 2017

President Trump is About to Give a Speech That Directly Undermines Science

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

September 5, 2017

Science Advice in Action: Highlights from an EPA Science Advisory Board Meeting

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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

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June 29, 2017

It’s the Fourth of July! What Could be More Patriotic Than Serving on a Science Advisory Board?

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: Chafer Machinery/CC BY 2.0, Flickr

March 23, 2017

Monsanto's Four Tactics for Undermining Glyphosate Science Review

Genna Reed
Former Staff

February 8, 2017

Advancing Scientific Integrity Through Federal Advisory Committees

Genna Reed
Former Staff

December 1, 2016

Science and the Politics of Fracking—and What’s Ahead

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

NRG Energy, Inc.

October 26, 2016

Breaking Down Barriers: Publishing Open Access Science for Sustainability

UCS Science Network

September 13, 2016

New Research Documents That Sugar Industry’s Playbook Goes Way Back

Genna Reed
Former Staff