July 28, 2020 9:40 AM EDT
In a new UCS report released today, A Toxic Relationship: Extreme Coastal Flooding & Superfund Sites, we demonstrate how the Trump administration’s sidelining of science would disproportionately put the health of communities of color and low-income communities at risk. More specifically, we model how sea level rise would contribute to extreme coastal flooding along the East and Gulf coasts and lay bare the risks faced by many vulnerable communities located near hazardous facilities. Read more >
April 30, 2020 2:29 PM EDT
News broke yesterday that the Trump administration is defunding a research program studying bat-human virus transmission, a probable cause of the current pandemic. The Ecohealth Alliance, which develops science-based solutions to prevent pandemics and promote conservation, was receiving the funding to conduct this research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH normally only cuts research funding when they find that an award recipient has violated some form of research integrity (i.e., plagiarized, falsified results). Read more >
April 13, 2020 3:35 PM EDT
At a time when COVID-19 cases are topping a million globally and thousands of Americans have died from the pandemic, the Trump Administration is planning a celebration—of sorts. Read more >
February 28, 2020 8:03 AM EDT
A coordinated strategy between political appointees at the Interior Department has rolled back safety standards for offshore oil rig workers and increased the risk of another catastrophe like Deepwater Horizon. Read more >
February 13, 2020 1:45 PM EDT
Teens and young adults across the country are dying from vaping. Yet, the Trump administration has chosen not to take the appropriate steps to fix this pandemic. Read more >
