Anita Desikan

Former Staff

Anita Desikan is a former Senior Analyst for the Center for Science and Democracy.

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September 12, 2024

How Can We Defend Government Science from Political Interference?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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May 20, 2024

Four Steps Federal Agencies Need to Take for Better Public Engagement

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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April 11, 2024

Industry’s Newest Tactics to Undermine EPA Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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April 5, 2024

How Tobacco Companies Created the Disinformation Playbook

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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January 30, 2024

EPA’s New Scientific Integrity Policy: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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November 7, 2023

New Analysis: Federal Agencies Need to Recruit More Scientists from Diverse Universities

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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October 10, 2023

New Report Underscores the Need to Prevent Political Interference at US Public Health Agencies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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August 22, 2023

EPA’s New PFAS Definition Will Make it Harder to Protect the Public

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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July 25, 2023

Scientific Integrity Act Re-introduced in Congress to Protect Federal Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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May 17, 2023

Will EPA Follow the Science and Protect Us from Ozone Pollution?

Anita Desikan
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April 20, 2023

Historic Opportunity to Strengthen Scientific Integrity Policies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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April 17, 2023

With Abortion Pill Ruling, Texas Judge Sidelines Science

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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March 14, 2023

Industry’s Tactics to Expose You to More Soot Pollution

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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March 1, 2023

Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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October 26, 2022

How’s EPA Doing on Air Pollution Science?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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September 22, 2022

Why Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring Still Resonates Today

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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September 7, 2022

New UCS Survey Asks Federal Scientists: How are You Faring in the Biden Administration?

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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July 19, 2022

After Dobbs, States Challenge FDA Scientific Expertise on Medication Abortion

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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July 6, 2022

Before Trying to Overthrow Democracy, Jeffrey Clark Let Polluters Walk Free

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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May 10, 2022

What I Told Congress: To Protect the Nation’s Health, We Need Strong Scientific Integrity Policies

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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April 18, 2022

White House Releases More than 300 Plans to Advance Equity and Justice

Anita Desikan
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March 11, 2022

EPA Rejects Industry Attempt to Downplay Ethylene Oxide Harms

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

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February 1, 2022

Confronting Smallpox: How an Enslaved Man Helped Spur the First US Vaccine Study

Anita Desikan
Former Staff

January 20, 2022

Three Signs of Progress on Environmental Justice

Anita Desikan
Former Staff