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Our running list of attacks on science—disappearing data, silenced scientists, and other assaults on scientific integrity and science-based policy—provides a representative sample of threats to the federal scientific enterprise.

At the end of every year, UCS celebrates a few individuals who have done something outstanding to defend science, and/or used science in some way to help people and change the world for the better.

How did UCS perform over the last year?

Climate change is fueling wildfires. Here's how.

Analysis suggests it's possible. To get there equitably, we need policies that ensure everyone can experience the benefits.

2021 UCS Science Defenders.

How did UCS perform in 2020?

President Biden promised to make stronger federal science a priority for his administration. How well is the administration performing in turning this promise into action?

Farmland consolidation is harming US rural communities—and better policies can help.

Almost a century after the Dust Bowl, the unsolved problem of soil erosion clouds the future of US agriculture.

2020 UCS Science Defenders