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War on Science

EPA Chief Purging Trump-Era Advisors to 'Focus on Science and Reduce Industry Influence'

Nominee for EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, speaks at the Queen theater on December 19, 2020 in Wilmington, DE. President-elect Joe Biden announced his climate and energy team that will advance an ambitious agenda to address the issues of climate change. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

After Four Dark Years Under Trump, Words 'Climate' and 'Science' Are Back on EPA Website

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Michael Regan, then-nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in Washington, D.C. on February 3, 2021. (Photo: Caroline Brehman/AFP via Getty Images)

"You deserve access to science and data," new EPA Administrator Michael Regan says.

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In Victory for Public Health, Federal Judge Scraps Trump's Polluter-Friendly 'Censored Science' Rule

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"Had this rule censoring science been allowed to stand," said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), "it could have done massive damage to the EPA's ability to regulate dangerous chemicals and pollutants." (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

"Science matters again, and it will again guide how to best protect people from...

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'100 Seconds to Midnight': Doomsday Clock Reveals Humanity Closer Than Ever to the Apocalypse

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Humanity remains closer than ever to the apocalypse, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' "Doomsday Clock." (Photo: Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images)

Citizens must "demand... that their governments reorder their priorities and...

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'This Must Be Undone': Trump EPA Finalizes Anti-Science Rule to Limit Use of Public Health Research

Trump Administration Rejects Scientists' Advice on Nutrition, Maintaining Guidelines for Sugar and Alcohol

'They Pointed Guns at My Kids': Outrage After Florida Cops Raid Home of Scientist Who Refused to Censor Covid-19 Data

Dr. Scott Atlas points to his watch as he walks at the White House in Washington, D.C. on October 12, 2020. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

268,000 People Died and Scott Atlas Shrugged: Trump's "Most Dangerous" Covid Adviser Quits

White House adviser Dr. Scott Atlas implored Michiganders to "rise up" against new public health measures recently implemented by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in an effort to curb the ongoing surge of Covid-19 infections. (Photos: Saul Loeb/AFP (L) and Chip Somodevilla (R) via Getty Images)

"I'm Not Going to Be Bullied": Michigan Governor Rebukes Trump Aide's Call for Uprising Over Covid-19 Measures

Senior Adviser to the President Jared Kushner listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak with members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in response to the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

As Covid-19 Soars Ahead of Election, Tapes Reveal Kushner Bragging About How Trump Wrestled Response 'Back From the Doctors'

People wearing face masks visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Oct. 16, 2020. According to a recent study by Carnegie Mellon University, D.C. has the highest rate of mask-wearing and the lowest percentage of people who know someone with Covid-19 symptoms in the country. (Photo: Xinhua/Ting Shen via Getty Images)

Universal Mask-Wearing Would Save Nearly 130,000 Lives by Spring 2021, Study Finds

Quietly Signed Trump Order Denounced as 'Declaration of War' Against Federal Employees

Town of Great Barrington Joins Health Experts in Condemning 'Herd Immunity' Death Cult That Bears Its Name

'Totally Under Control': New, Secretly-Filmed Documentary Details Trump's Colossal Covid-19 Failures

U.S. President Donald Trump removes his mask on October 5, 2020, upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Weekend for Trump, Who Has Covid-19, Now Includes 'Sham Medical Exam' Friday and In-Person Event Saturday

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci as President Donald Trump dismisses a question during an unscheduled briefing after a Coronavirus Task Force meeting at the White House on April 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

Emails Show How Trump Official at HHS Tried to Get Fauci to Downplay Covid-19 Threat to School Children

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Environment America

EPA Acts Responsibly by Relaunching Climate Science and Policy Website

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)

Vilsack’s Disturbing Suppression of USDA Science

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Another Last-Minute Poison Pill: Trump Administration Kneecaps EPA’s Use of Sound Science To Protect Public Health

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

EPA Rule Restricting Science Puts Agency’s Mission at Risk

New Analysis of Fracking Science (nearly 2,000 studies) Finds Grave Health, Environmental Justice, and Climate Impacts

Center for Biological Diversity

Forest Service Review Would Greenlight Extreme Sports in Rare Nevada Butterfly Habitat

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Derrick Z. Jackson

From Texas to Mississippi, States Dismantle Covid-19 Safety Protocols at Our Peril

Chris Hedges

The Age of Social Murder

Joan Herrera i Torres

Capital Versus Biosphere: Humankind Is Testing the Limits of the Very Space in Which We Live

Mitchell Zimmerman

Trumpedemic: The Coronavirus Death Toll Reached 500,000 Because Trump Sabotaged the Covid Response

Andrew McCormick

Lead With Facts, Not Punditry: Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation

Wenonah Hauter

Deb Haaland Attacked by Fossil Fuel Industry

Paul J. Ramsey

Politicizing Schools and Science, Again

Carolyn Clendenin

Gov. Abbott: Millions of People in My State Without Power? Damn Liberal Climate Agenda!

Mark Hertsgaard, Andrew McCormick

With Climate Action Finally on the Table, Journalists Must Redouble Their Commitment to the Climate Story

Jill Richardson

The Coming Battle Over Vaccines