Are Black scientists welcome and included in STEM fields and institutions? Senior Outreach Coordinator Tosin Fadeyi reflects on those who cleared the way for her to become a scientist, and what changes still need to happen for true equity and inclusi

Last December, the European Union (EU) agreed on a comprehensive battery policy that aims to make electric vehicles (EVs) more sustainable. Included in the regulation are requirements for mineral sourcing, life cycle emissions, information sharing, a

Given the deadly risks of soot, especially to communities assaulted by polluting industries and vehicle exhaust from highways and heavy trucking, there’s nothing fine about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) recent proposal to clamp down o

With extreme winter weather breaking out across the United States this week, a question in many people’s minds is—how is climate change affecting winter storms? I had the good fortune to chat about this with world-renowned expert, Dr. Jennifer Franci

Extended federal food assistance is set to expire next week, and millions of families are at risk of going hungry. Interdisciplinary Scientist Alice Reznickova explains why SNAP needs to be rethought and expanded.

How will fossil fuel companies attempt to dodge responsibility for their contributions to climate change in 2023? Corporate Analyst & Advocate Laura Peterson is watching.

The Minnesota House has passed a 100-precent standard three times. Now it is again up to the Senate.

This year holds many opportunities for science-based accountability measures for Big Oil. Accountability Campaign Director Kathy Mulvey provides details on how these could play out.

New legislation has been introduced that would support existing and aspiring Black farmers, and address anti-Black racism at the USDA.

Politico reported US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is “under pressure” to “raise administration concerns” about the size of China’s nuclear arsenal when he travels to Beijing in early February. Constructive conversations on nuclear weapons policy

The image that comes to mind when I think of fossil fuel villains is Batman’s adversary Two-Face. To be two-faced is to be deceitful, and deception is what the fossil fuel industry executives excel in. One face flaunts how green, clean, and environme

An interview with two leading scientists in the emerging field of cumulative risks and impacts.

Science Network blogger Liz Borkowski offers her quarterly roundup of scientific integrity-related news, covering the last quarter of 2022.

Gas stoves emit hazardous pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide and volatile organic compounds, as well as methane, a potent global warming gas.

Congress has failed to perform its oversight responsibilities over the military-industrial complex.

The new framework helps protect science-based decisions from undue political interference at all federal agencies.

The political class believes that being ‘strong’ on security means writing the Pentagon a blank check

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is coming to the United States to meet with President Joseph Biden. His visit is part of a tour of the member states of the G7; an elite group among the world’s 193 nations that holds approximately 10% of the wor

To get a better understanding of the likelihood of Putin reversing his latest position on using nuclear weapons in Ukraine and the fallout—in every sense of the word—if he did, I turned to Eryn MacDonald, an analyst with the Union of Concerned Scien

Happy New Year! According to the science, over the next 7 years we must focus on reducing emissions of heat-trapping gases significantly to halve emissions by 2030 and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Getting there requires an all-of-societ

The fight is not over. The threat of disinformation, and the bad actors who trade in it, is as active as ever. Even as we celebrate the steps we’ve taken toward building a healthier democracy, we must remain vigilant against those who still seek to u

As we bid farewell to 2022 and look forward to 2023, I’ve been reflecting on progress made in the past year, particularly in the implementation of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. We had a strong start to 2022 when