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Explainer
Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture
It was sold to the public as a technological miracle that would feed the world. We now know that the price is too high.
Case Study
Political Interference in Science Undermines Medical Research
On scientific and medical issues, from childhood lead poisoning to reproductive health to toxic mercury pollution, federal government science is being manipulated, distorted, and suppressed at an unprecedented scale.
Case Study
Spotted Owl Research Manipulated to Promote Logging Initiative
In 2004 the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) exaggerated the impact of forest fires on spotted owl habitat in an attempt to expand old-growth logging in the Sierra Nevada.
Report
Voices of Federal Climate Scientists
Summary and supporting documents detailing survey of scientists at NOAA, NASA, NCAR, USDA, EPA, DOD, DOE, and USGS. The survey gives evidence for inappropriate political interference in their work.
Report
Survey: FDA Scientists
Survey of scientists at the FDA reporting significant interference with the FDA’s scientific work, compromising the agency’s ability to fulfill its mission of protecting public health and safety.
Report
Voices of EPA Scientists
A 2007 UCS survey of nearly 5,500 scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency which shows political interference in the scientist's work, barriers to communication of scientific results, and concern's about agency effectiveness.
Report
Survey: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Scientists
Political interference in science threatens our nation's prosperity, research capacity, and leadership within the global scientific community.
Case Study
Integrity of Public Toxics Database threatened by Interagency Review
In April 2008, the EPA granted greater control over a key chemical database to other federal agencies, allowing many with conflicts of interest to delay recording scientific assessments of the toxicological effects of chemicals.
Report
Confined Animal Feeding Operations Uncovered
Confined animal feeding operations damage our air, water, and the rural communities they inhabit. And when we count the costs of this damage, it turns out that we can't afford to produce meat this way.
Report
Science and Politics at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
A report detailing political interference in science at the EPA, combining dozens of interviews with current and former staff, analysis of government documents, more than 1,600 survey responses, and 70 pages of written comments from scientists.
Report
Setting the Standard
Cost-effective fuel economy standards nearing 40 mpg are possible with current and near-term technologies.
Report
Technology Options for Tractor-Trailers
Fact sheet describing some of the technologies available today that can be installed on trucks, or specified as options on new trucks, to improve fuel efficiency through better aerodynamics and reduced rolling resistance.