Scientific Integrity

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control Dr. Rochelle Walensky, talks with CDC staff during a briefing in 2021, at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta. Everyone is wearing face masks.

The White House/Flickr

October 24, 2023

Roundup: Movement on Agency Scientific Integrity Policies

UCS Science Network

plane with "scientific integrity" banner

October 16, 2023

Ask a Scientist: Building on Advances in Scientific Integrity

Elliott Negin
Senior Writer

Woman in a lab

Julia Koblitz/Unsplash

October 10, 2023

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

Anita Desikan
Senior Analyst

Covid vaccination

Steven Cornfield/Unsplash

September 27, 2023

Florida Officials Urge Residents to Ignore Science and Avoid Covid Boosters

Jacob Carter
Research Director

September 27, 2023

Protecting Science from Politics

Guest Commentary

pills spilled from bottle

August 17, 2023

Netflix’s “Painkiller” Series Reminds Us: Sidelining Science Can Be Deadly

Jacob Carter
Research Director

A large "FOR SALE" sign looms on the lawn in front of the US Supreme Court, in a photo taken in 2010 as a protest against Citizens United

takomabibelot/Flickr

July 20, 2023

Roundup: Supreme Court Problems and a New Scientific Integrity Policy

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

President Biden sits at his desk in the Oval Office, signing a veto for (unrelated) legislation in June 2023.

The White House/Flickr

June 28, 2023

For the First Time Ever, the White House Adopts a Model Scientific Integrity Policy

Jacob Carter
Research Director

EPA Administrator Michael Regan in the foreground, looking pensive, with a diverse group of young people sitting in the background

The White House/Flickr

May 12, 2023

Roundup: A New Scientific Integrity Framework and Overstretched EPA Staff

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

plane with "scientific integrity" banner

April 20, 2023

Historic Opportunity to Strengthen Scientific Integrity Policies

Anita Desikan
Senior Analyst

April 17, 2023

Congress Needs to Carefully Chart NOAA’s Path Forward

Rachel Licker
Principal Climate Scientist

Abortion is Healthcare sign

Gayatri Malhotra/Unsplash

April 17, 2023

With Abortion Pill Ruling, Texas Judge Sidelines Science

Anita Desikan
Senior Analyst

a group of people join hands in a circle

Dio Hasbi Saniskoro/Pexels

April 11, 2023

Tips for Scientists to Work Effectively with Communities

UCS Science Network

Dennis Schroeder/NREL

March 14, 2023

Ask a Scientist: New UCS Federal Scientist Survey Shows Real Progress

Elliott Negin
Senior Writer

Scientist in a lab

Diane Serik/Unsplash

March 1, 2023

Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists

Anita Desikan
Senior Analyst

image of People's Climate March in front of US Capitol, 2017

Anthony Eyring/UCS

January 24, 2023

Science and Politics Are Inseparable

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

A view of the US Capitol building in a snowstorm, through the haze of yellowish streetlights

Architect of the Capitol/Flickr

January 18, 2023

Roundup: Congress Passes an Omnibus Spending Bill to Mixed Reviews

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

USDA grain inspector inspects grain.

January 12, 2023

New White House Guidance Protects Federal Scientists and Their Work

Jacob Carter
Research Director

Erlend Bjortvedt/Wikimedia Commons

November 15, 2022

Roundup: Congress Acts on Clean Energy But Has Much More to Do

Liz Borkowski
Science Network Contributor

Smokestack air pollution

Documerica/Unsplash

October 26, 2022

How’s EPA Doing on Air Pollution Science?

Anita Desikan
Senior Analyst

scientist at CDC

September 7, 2022

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

Anita Desikan
Senior Analyst

August 10, 2022

The US Geological Survey’s Updated Scientific Integrity Policy Strives to Combat Harassment and Promote Equity

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

American Chemistry Council DC headquarters front door

DeAntre Bryant/UCS

August 8, 2022

American Chemistry Council Uses Disinformation to Target PFAS Safeguards

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

Photo from an abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court from May 2022. A sign reading "we are never going back" is visible.

Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash

July 19, 2022

After Dobbs, States Challenge FDA Scientific Expertise on Medication Abortion

Anita Desikan
Senior Analyst