Scientific Integrity

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December 8, 2025

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

Joseph Reed
Policy Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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November 19, 2025

The Shutdown Ends, but Threats to Science Go On

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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November 3, 2025

UCS Is Building an Alliance for Independent Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 22, 2025

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

UCS Science Network

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October 20, 2025

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

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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September 23, 2025

Howard Lutnick’s Record as Commerce Secretary: Banging U-eys

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

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September 22, 2025

The Empty Promises and Grim Reality of “MAHA”

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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September 15, 2025

As Scientists Raise the Alarm, Trump Administration Attacks Continue

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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September 11, 2025

Ask an Expert: Heading into Election Season 2025, What Are the Obstacles to All Votes Being Counted?

Guest Commentary

Former CDC officials Dan Jernigan, Deb Houry, and Demetre Daskalakis smile as employees and supporters of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) line up outside the CDC global headquarters to honor the three leaders who resigned in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of CDC director Susan Monarez, on August 28, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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August 29, 2025

What Happens When Facts Don’t Matter? We’re About to Find Out

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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August 28, 2025

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

UCS Science Network

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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"

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August 14, 2025

Scientists’ Role in Defending Democracy

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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August 14, 2025

Ask a Scientist: How Does Documenting Attacks on Science Stop Authoritarians?

Guest Commentary

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August 13, 2025

Trump Admin Uses Fossil Fuel Industry Deception Tactics to Undermine Climate Science

Carlos Javier Martinez
Senior Scientist

A gas flare from the Shell Chemical LP petroleum refinery illuminates the sky in Norco, Louisiana, part of the state's "cancer alley" where refineries and other petrochemical facilities are concentrated.

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August 4, 2025

My Petrochemical Jobs Study Triggered Tulane University’s Audacious Attack on Science

UCS Science Network

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July 24, 2025

From the Courtroom to the Internet, the Fight Over Federal Science Is On

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

At a 2025 Stand up for Science rally in Boston, a person holds a sign reading "Evidence-Based Outrage"

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July 21, 2025

Six Months In, UCS Is in the Fight for the Long Haul

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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July 21, 2025

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

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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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

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June 26, 2025

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

Gretchen Goldman
President & CEO of UCS

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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.

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June 12, 2025

Science Under Fire in Washington

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

a woman in a lab coat conducts a scientific test outdoors.

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June 5, 2025

Fool’s Gold: The Trump Administration’s New Executive Order Is a Bad-Faith Attack on Science

Kristie Ellickson
Senior Scientist