public comment

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December 2, 2025

Make America Polluted Again: Trump’s Deregulatory Blitz Will Harm Americans

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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October 7, 2024

EPA Needs to Listen to the Public. Will New Public Participation Guidance Help?

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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September 12, 2024

Hottest Summer on Record May Be Ending, but Fight to Protect Workers from Heat Is Far from Over

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

A child welfare advocate testifies during a U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means hearing in 2024.

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September 9, 2024

Robust Public Participation Makes for Better Regulations

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist

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May 20, 2024

Four Steps Federal Agencies Need to Take for Better Public Engagement

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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January 23, 2024

An Equitable Energy Transition in California Will Take All of Our Voices

Guest Commentary

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September 27, 2023

NEPA, the “Magna Carta” of Federal Environmental Laws, May Be About to Improve

David Watkins
Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program

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May 12, 2023

I Don’t Make the Rules, I Comment on Them

UCS Science Network

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March 18, 2022

Your Voice Is Needed as EPA Updates its Rule on Risk Management of Chemical Facilities

Jacob Carter
Former Contributor

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September 2, 2021

Science Carries Weight in Decision-Making. Be Heard.

UCS Science Network

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July 16, 2021

The White House Wants Your Advice on Improving Scientific Integrity

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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June 15, 2021

Public Comment: EPA Must Consider Climate Change When Reforming Chemical Disaster Rule

Casey Kalman
Former Contributor

Beto Lugo-Martínez

June 8, 2021

In Armourdale, Kansas, CleanAirNow Envisions a More Equitable and Just Future

Genna Reed
Former Staff

April 27, 2021

Now is the Time for a Public Participation Office at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

September 25, 2020

Democratizing California’s Most Powerful Regulator

Mark Specht
Senior Manager, Western States Energy

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September 24, 2020

A UCS Guide to Involving the Public in Rulemaking

Taryn MacKinney
Former Contributor

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February 7, 2020

The EPA’s New Shameful Tactic: Avoid People Poisoned by Coal Ash

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

August 23, 2019

8 Times Your Voice has been Silenced by the Trump Administration

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

March 29, 2019

Nine Reasons to Oppose the Trump Administration’s Proposed SNAP Changes

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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August 21, 2018

The EPA’s Proposed Chemical Disaster Rule is a Disaster in the Making

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

The Chevron Richmond refinery fire in August 2012.

June 13, 2018

Contents Under Pressure: Speak Out Against EPA Proposed Chemical Facility Safety Rollbacks That Put Communities at Risk

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Kentucky Army National Guard members training for disaster response

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May 17, 2018

Five Things You Should Know About EPA’s Proposed Giant Step Backward on the Safety of Chemical Facilities

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

February 2, 2018

Rigor and Transparency as an Antidote to Politicization at EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System

Genna Reed
Former Staff

October 13, 2017

How Pruitt Listens: Removing Clean Power Plan Web Resources Undermines Public Engagement

UCS Science Network