It’s appropriations season in Congress. And that means special interests. Read more >
The Budget Process Shouldn’t Be a Playground for Special Interests
Yogin Kothari, Washington representative, Center for Science and Democracy
April 22, 2016 1:17 PM EDT
What’s Been Going On with the EPA’s Fracking Report?
Yogin Kothari, Washington representative, Center for Science and Democracy
March 10, 2016 11:40 AM EDT
During Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan, Sarah Bellaire, a student at the University of Michigan at Dearborn, asked the candidates if they support fracking. Read more >
Oil and Gas: What We Know is Concerning, but What We Don’t is Worse
Samantha Rubright, MPH, CPH, UCS Science Network, UCS
January 25, 2016 4:31 PM EDT
The U.S. continues to promote and extract domestic oil and gas, even when the market is flooded with this product. Why? Because the collective “we” demands it. Read more >
A Holiday “Gift” We Could Do Without
Celia Wexler, sr. Washington rep., Center for Science & Democracy
November 20, 2015 2:23 PM EDT
To most of us, December is a time for cookies, gifts and holiday parties. But if your job is advocating for science and democracy in Washington, D.C., the month of December is far less cheery: This is the time for a budget showdown. Read more >
Is Fracking Safe Now? What the EPA’s Fracking and Drinking Water Study Really Says
Gretchen Goldman, Research Director, Center for Science and Democracy
June 5, 2015 11:01 AM EDT
Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited (and heavily scrutinized) report on drinking water impacts from hydraulic fracturing. The report has made headlines, but anyone following the science around fracking impacts shouldn’t be surprised by the results—that hydraulic fracturing has had adverse effects on drinking water sources in several cases, and that risk for future contamination of drinking water exists through several pathways. Yet, yesterday’s headlines read very differently. Read more >
