Second Trump Administration

Three different US ICBMs on display at an Air Force base under a cloudy sky

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September 17, 2025

It’s Time to Rethink US Nuclear Weapons Manufacturing

Dylan Spaulding
Senior Scientist

a woman in a lab coat testing a chemical

National Cancer Institute/Unsplash

September 15, 2025

As Scientists Raise the Alarm, Trump Administration Attacks Continue

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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September 10, 2025

President Trump’s Climate Crackdown Will Backfire as Lawsuits Expose Coal’s Dark Secrets

Pallavi Phartiyal
Vice President of Programs, Policy & Advocacy

a microphone in the foreground, a blurred auditorium in the background

Joao Cruz / Unsplash

September 9, 2025

President Trump Is Shutting Out the US Public from Government Decisions

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

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September 5, 2025

A Resounding Rejection of the US DOE’s Sham “Climate Science” Report

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

A younger person holds a sign that reads FUND SCIENCE at a national Stand up for Science rally in 2025.

Alex Wong/Getty Images

September 3, 2025

New to Advocacy? 3 Tips for Early Career Scientists

Melissa Varga
Science Network Senior Manager

photo of two US Army soldiers and a Bradley fighting vehicle parked in front of USDA headquarters, on which hangs a long banner featuring an image of President Donald Trump

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

September 2, 2025

Trump Appointees “Reorganize” the USDA, Putting the Department’s Mission at Risk

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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

A Sober Commemoration: 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina Hit Gulf Coast Communities

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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

a hand holding up a cardboard sign that says "Climate Justice Now!"

Markus Spiske / Unsplash

August 27, 2025

Despite Misinformation from Washington, Environmental Justice Is About Common Sense, Fairness, and Access to Clean Air and Clean Water for All

UCS Science Network

photo of a young smiling girl sitting on her father's shoulders and waving little US and Japanese flags

Win McNamee/Getty Images

August 26, 2025

Amid US-China Rivalry, What Do Asian Nations Really Want?

Robert Rust
China Analyst

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August 26, 2025

Big Oil Has Been Lying to Us for Decades: Don’t Let It off the Hook

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

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August 25, 2025

With New Guidance, Trump Administration Deceptively Targets Scientific Integrity

Jules Barbati-Dajches
Analyst

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August 22, 2025

I Testified at the EPA Hearing on the Repeal of the Endangerment Finding

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

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 & CEO of UCS

National Cancer Institute/Unsplash

August 14, 2025

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

Guest Commentary

Alex Wong/Getty Images

August 13, 2025

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

Carlos Javier Martinez
Senior Scientist

Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) David Richardson looks flustered as he testifies before a House committee in July 2025.

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

August 12, 2025

A Hopeful Sign for FEMA’s Flagship Disaster Preparedness Program

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

Mario Tama/Getty Images

August 11, 2025

Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

This false colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 3 August 2025, shows the smoke cloud from the wildfires engulfing skies over Canada and the US. This false colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 3 August 2025, shows the smoke cloud from the wildfires engulfing skies over Canada and the US.

Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery/European Union

August 7, 2025

What We’re Watching: Wildfire Smoke and Trump Administration Mirrors

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

Two young people move a pallet of water bottles through a park in NYC during a heat wave in 2025.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

August 5, 2025

As States Continue to Fail Workers, We Need Federal Heat Protections

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

John Quentere Jr. looks at the window sticker of a new 2005 Chevy Blazer at Bredemann Chevrolet in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Tim Boyle/Getty

August 5, 2025

Trump’s Latest Move to Deny Climate Science and What it Means for Vehicle Standards

Don Anair
Deputy Director & Research Director, Clean Transportation

Community members grieve the lives lost to flooding in Texas' Hill Country at a vigil.

Brandon Bell/Getty Images

August 4, 2025

Despite Clear Preferences from Texas Hill Flood Survivors, Uncertainty Looms

Zoe Middleton
Associate Director of Just Climate Resilience