The Trump Administration

Our experts and analysts weigh in on the latest developments in the Trump administration.

December 21, 2016

The Congressional Review Act: A Radical Threat To Science

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

December 20, 2016

In the Rush to Repeal Obamacare, A Reminder: Food Policy Is Health Policy

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

December 19, 2016

Pruitt EPA Appointment Ominous for Environmental Justice Communities

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

Gage Skidmore/Flickr

December 15, 2016

Ryan Zinke on Climate Change: What You Should Know about Trump's Choice for Department of Interior

Adam Markham
Former Staff

December 13, 2016

The EPA Withdraws Claim that Fracking has no “Widespread Systemic Impacts” on Drinking Water

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

December 12, 2016

Lies Hurt. Facts Matter. And So Does Resistance.

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

The world's largest fossil fuel companies have worked to deceive hte public about the realities and risks of climate change for decades. Photo: Steve Garvie

December 12, 2016

Endangered Science: Why Global Warming Emissions Are Covered by the Clean Air Act

Rachel Cleetus
Policy Director

December 11, 2016

Who is Rex Tillerson? Trump's Egregious Choice for Secretary of State

Kathy Mulvey
Accountability Campaign Director, Climate & Energy Program

December 8, 2016

The First Three Reasons Senators Should Oppose Scott Pruitt for EPA

Angela Anderson
Former Contributor

Dennis Schroeder/NREL

December 7, 2016

3 Ways Trump’s Department of Energy Appointee Can Create Jobs

Rob Cowin
Former Contributor

December 2, 2016

The Internet Can’t Get Over the House Science Committee’s Climate-Denying Tweet—and That’s a Good Thing

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

Photo: The White House

November 30, 2016

On Trump and Science: Preparing for the Unknown

Gretchen Goldman
President of UCS

Photo: Phillip Taylor/CC BY-SA (Flickr)

November 23, 2016

How Important is NASA Research? The World Depends on It—And So Do You

Brenda Ekwurzel
Director of Scientific Excellence

November 22, 2016

Your Profoundly Disturbing Yet Hopeful Thanksgiving Reading List on Science and Democracy

Michael Halpern
Former Contributor

Ruocaled/flickr

November 22, 2016

On Thanksgiving, Trump, and Cheap Food

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Climate Change Institute

November 21, 2016

Global Warming in the Arctic: A Sensitive Climate Gone Off the Rails

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

November 21, 2016

We Must Never Accept Racism and Misogyny

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

An intern doing scientific research in a US Navy laboratory.

Photo: John F. Williams, US Navy/CC BY 2.0, Flickr

November 17, 2016

An Open Letter to Federal Scientists in the Age of Trump

Andrew Rosenberg
Former Contributor

Photo: Matthew Platt/CC BY-SA (Flickr)

November 9, 2016

Standing Strong for Science and Democracy

Ken Kimmell
Former President