Second Trump Administration

emissions come out of smokestacks at an industrial facility

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December 2, 2025

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

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

A student dressed in cap and gown takes a selfie at a commencement ceremony this spring

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

December 2, 2025

Limiting Professional Education Loans Is an Attack on Women, Science, and Healthcare

Alexa S. Dietrich
Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy

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November 19, 2025

Danger Season 2025: Pain Deferred for President Trump but Not Communities as Resources Shrink

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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

photo of a group of protesters standing on the side of a road waving signs and a US flag; the sign being held by a woman in the foreground reads "Save science, save lives"

Grant Baldwin/Getty Images

November 5, 2025

Will Politics Put More People’s Health at Risk from Radiation Exposure?

Chanese A. Forté
Scientist

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November 5, 2025

WTH, XOM? ExxonMobil Again Sues to Dodge Accountability

Laura Peterson
Corporate Analyst & Advocate

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

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November 3, 2025

UCS Is Building an Alliance for Independent Science

Genna Reed
Former Staff

A person holds a sign reading "we are your doctors, teachers, entertainers, brothers, sisters, friends. WE ARE HUMAN!" as they attend a Washington, DC, rally supporting Trans Day of Visibility in 2025.

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

October 31, 2025

President Trump Is Using Lies to Attack Trans Kids and Endanger Their Health: Here Are the Facts

Michelle Rama-Poccia
Bilingual Writer and Podcast Host

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October 31, 2025

China Has the Most to Gain from New Nuclear Tests

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

a diverse group of 9 people standing in line waiting to vote

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October 30, 2025

With Disinformation and Threats of Prosecution, Trump Administration Targets Elections

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

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October 29, 2025

A House of Dynamite Gets It Right—But Here’s the Full Picture

Laura Grego
Research Director, Senior Scientist

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October 29, 2025

 What Authoritarian Regimes Do 

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy

NOAA/GOES

October 22, 2025

The Caribbean Needs US Climate, Humanitarian Response, Not Military Aggression

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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October 22, 2025

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

UCS Science Network

two people stand by a river looking at a chart

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October 20, 2025

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

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

A hand holding a US flag and a "No Kings" protest sign.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

October 16, 2025

It’s Time to Confront the Trump Administration’s Authoritarianism

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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October 15, 2025

What if Disaster Strikes as FEMA Is Debilitated by the Trump Administration?

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

photo of four Chinese nuclear ICBMs on display during the country's 2025 Victory Day parade; soldiers stand guard in the foreground and a large building topped by many Chinese flags is in the background

Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

October 1, 2025

Could China’s New Nuclear Weapons Signal a New Era of Arms Control?

Robert Rust
China Analyst

photo of a young man reading a shopping list while pushing a cart through the aisle of a food pantry. The shelves in front of him are labeled "Potato," "Apples," and "Onion."

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

September 23, 2025

The USDA Cancels Annual Hunger Study While Trump Policies Drive Up Food Prices

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

photo of Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump seated and leaning in toward each other to shake hands. A row of alternating US and North Korean flags is in the background.

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September 23, 2025

How to Make the Next Trump-Kim Meeting a Success

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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September 23, 2025

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

Kate Cell
Senior Climate Campaign Manager

a nurse bandages a patient after a vaccination

CDC / Unsplash

September 22, 2025

The Empty Promises and Grim Reality of “MAHA”

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

UN Photo/Joao Araujo Pinto

September 18, 2025

Can a Shifting World Order Help Deliver Progress at the UN Climate Summit?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director