First Trump Administration

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January 8, 2018

Trump Administration Rescinds Fracking Rule for Public Lands: A Blow to Public Protection

Gretchen Goldman
President and CEO of UCS

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January 5, 2018

As President Trump Speaks to the Farm Bureau, Both Are Betraying Farmers

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

C-SPAN

January 4, 2018

Anti-Science Nominee Kathleen Hartnett-White Faces Renewed Scrutiny for Top Environmental Post

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

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December 22, 2017

A Year of Resistance—and Why I’m Hopeful for 2018

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

December 17, 2017

The Trump Administration Word Ban Extends to Other Federal Agencies. Its Ongoing Assault on Science Is Much Worse.

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

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December 8, 2017

A Toxic Nomination Hangs in the Balance: Who Will Stand Up to Finally Topple Michael Dourson?

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Publicsource.org

December 8, 2017

The Future of Solar is in the President’s Hands. It Should Be an Easy Call

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics

November 8, 2017

Would Chemical Safety Measures Under Dourson Protect Military Families? Probably Not.

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

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November 6, 2017

USDA Secretary Sidelines Science, Sells Out Farmers, Workers, and Eaters

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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November 6, 2017

You Heard Right—The Trump Administration is Bailing Out Coal Plants

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Bill Hughes, FracTracker Alliance

November 6, 2017

Kathleen Hartnett White Nomination Spells Trouble for the Magna Carta of Environmental Law: NEPA

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

Looking ahead to the 2017 APHA conference. Photo: Courtesy of APHA

November 2, 2017

On Climate Change, a Major Public Health Conference Stands in Stark Contrast to the Trump Administration

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

US DOT

October 31, 2017

Diana Furchtgott-Roth Is a Terrible Choice for the DOT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Josh Goldman
Former Contributor

A. Eyring

October 31, 2017

Scientists to Senate: Reject Sam Clovis for USDA Science Post

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Yvette Arellano/TEJAS

October 27, 2017

Spectrum of Harm: Ripple Effects of Trump's Macabre Environmental Policies

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Union of Concerned Scientists

October 24, 2017

Memo to EPA Chief Pruitt: End Subsidies for Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables

Elliott Negin
Former Contributor

October 19, 2017

Michael Dourson: A Toxic Choice for Our Health and Safety

Genna Reed
Former Staff

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October 12, 2017

Conflicts of Interest? NOAA’s Nominees AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers, and Dr. Neil Jacobs of Panasonic

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

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October 9, 2017

Scott Pruitt's Cynical Move to Rescind the Clean Power Plan

Ken Kimmell
Former President

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October 5, 2017

What’s Tax “Reform” Got to Do with Science and Public Well-being?

Alden Meyer
Former Contributor

Puerto Rico US Army National Guard

October 4, 2017

Mr. President: Puerto Rico Is, Indeed, Living a “Real Catastrophe”

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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September 29, 2017

One Lesson For DOE From Harvey & Maria: Fossil Fuels Aren’t Always Reliable

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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September 29, 2017

Pruitt Plans to Gut The Clean Power Plan: How Weak Will The New EPA Proposal Be?

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

September 20, 2017

Bringing Down the House: A Hostile Takeover of Science-Based Policymaking by Trump Appointees

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor