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By Genna Reed, Union of Concerned Scientists Since the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) became law, it has done a number of things to protect children from exposure to lead in toys and other items, improved the safety standards for cribs and other infant and toddler products, and... Continue Reading

By Katie Tracy, Center for Progressive Reform The Trump administration has aggressively sought to undermine public safeguards since taking office, all under the guise of making America great (again?). Nowhere has this been more evident than the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), where Trump... Continue Reading

By Joel Clement, Union of Concerned Scientists Can scientific staff at the US Department of the Interior rest easy knowing that their colleagues at other agencies have it worse when it comes to political interference? Survey says: Nope. Today the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released the... Continue Reading

By Amy Mall, Natural Resources Defense Council Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) recently introduced legislation that would weaken the Clean Water Act, making it easier for polluting companies to build dirty oil and gas pipelines, massive dams, and other harmful projects that pose significant... Continue Reading

By Jacob Carter, Union of Concerned Scientists In February and March of this year, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) conducted a survey of federal scientists to ask about the state of science over the past year, and the results are in. Scientists and their work are being hampered by...