The president’s order is bad news for anyone that breathes air in this country. Read more >
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Brace Yourself for Unhealthy Air: The Trump Administration Weakens Clean Air Protections
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy
April 13, 2018 9:41 AM EDT
Dear EPA Staff, We Fixed Your Climate Change Talking Points for You
Astrid Caldas, climate scientist
March 29, 2018 6:30 PM EDT
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent a memo with “talking points” regarding climate change science and adaptation. They make some plainly inaccurate claims. So I made some edits in the interest of scientific clarity, and to make the guidance more useful for the states, cities, and tribes that the EPA is supposed to serve. Read more >
WIN: Congress Cracks Open Door for Gun Violence Research to Resume
Michael Halpern, Deputy director, Center for Science & Democracy
March 21, 2018 3:12 PM EDT
Just three days before the March for Our Lives, Congress has opened the door for federal research into gun violence to resume. In a spending bill to provide funding for the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year, Congress has clarified that the CDC is able to pursue research to help stop gun violence. Read more >
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Two Major Climate Change Lawsuits Move Forward
Ken Kimmell, president
March 14, 2018 4:11 PM EDT
Last week, plaintiffs in two separate cases won significant procedural victories—one against major fossil fuel companies, and a second against the Trump administration Read more >
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Five Things We’ve Learned from Surveys of Government Scientists
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy
March 6, 2018 4:42 PM EDT
This month the Union of Concerned Scientists is surveying government scientists—about 63,000 of them from 16 federal agencies, to be exact. Since these scientists get emails from me requesting their time and perspectives, I want to discuss the value of the scientific integrity surveys we’ve been conducting here for many years. Since 2005, thousands of scientists have responded to UCS surveys and that information has led to concrete changes at federal agencies. Here’s a sampling of what we’ve gained from surveying government scientists. Read more >
