Andrew Rosenberg

Andrew Rosenberg

Andrew Rosenberg is the director of the UCS Center for Science and Democracy.

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Our survey of federal scientists confirmed that morale is desperately low, and that many offices no longer feel they have the staff to do their jobs. (Photo: Screenshot) Views
Friday, September 14, 2018
The EPA Can’t Stop Polluters When the Trump Administration Cuts Enforcement Staff
The primary task of the US Environmental Protection Agency is to protect public health and the environment. To do so, the agency must ensure that everyone, whether in the private sector or in government, complies with our nation’s laws and regulations. These safeguards are in place to protect...
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Do people have a right to accessible weather information that they pay for with their tax dollars? Myers and AccuWeather, as well as Jacobs and Panasonic appear to think not. I happen to think Americans deserve access to the life-saving forecasts and other weather information provided to the public by NOAA scientists. Views
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Conflicts of Interest? NOAA’s Nominees AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers, and Dr. Neil Jacobs of Panasonic
The slow process by the Trump administration of selecting and nominating candidates for high level government positions to lead federal agencies is continuing to creep along now nearly ten months into his presidency. Why should we care? These agency leaders affect the lives of literally every...
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Monday, August 21, 2017
Going in the Wrong Direction: We Need More Advice on the Impacts of Climate Change
As of Sunday, the federal Advisory Panel for the Sustained National Climate Assessment is no more. The charter for the panel was not renewed . That makes little sense from any perspective I can imagine. This panel was advising the federal government on how to best improve the scientific information...
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