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January 6th, 2012
Today, along with four others, I testified before the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, popularly known as PCAST. The topic: the administration’s failure to follow the law and allow over-the-counter access to Plan B emergency contraception. Read More
December 7th, 2011
The scientific integrity policy released today by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration makes today a great day for science at the agency—but it also signals that the White House and Congress must do more to address bigger, government-wide scientific integrity challenges. Read More
November 14th, 2011
This morning’s Washington Post has an important article that highlights what we’ve been pointing out for months: science-based government regulations, many of which are put forward to protect our health and safety, have minimal impact on the nation’s ability to grow or lose jobs. Read More
November 1st, 2011
In a blog post yesterday, White House Science Advisor Dr. John Holdren announced that all relevant federal agencies and departments must submit “final draft [scientific integrity] policies” to the White House by December 17, 2011. Read More
September 27th, 2011
Last week, the administration delayed the release of a proposed rule on the regulation of global warming emissions from power plants. This came on the heels of a decision to withdraw a science-based standard for ground-level ozone pollution. Read More
September 9th, 2011
Sunday marks the 10-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. In this time of tribute to the fallen, we also recognize the survivors. So I asked UCS public health expert Heidi Moline to look back on what happened that day, with a focus on those who are still dealing with major chronic illness that could have been prevented. Read More
August 28th, 2011
The Scientific Integrity Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists was started because it was just too easy for federal decision makers to use science as a screen to hide policies based on ideology and the influence of special interests. Manipulated and suppressed scientific information and censored scientists removed the barriers to justify the policies they wanted to put forward. Read More
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