I'm honored to be the inaugural guest on the new alpha podcast by Dr. Catharine Young, focused on telling the stories of the women whose ideas are changing how we understand ourselves, our planet, and what comes next. We had a lovely wide-ranging chat: www.alphapodcast.studio/gretchen-gol...

"To counter the Trump administration’s erosion of independent science and build the nation’s capacity to use science for the public good, scientists from several committees that were disbanded have independently convened to offer policy recommendations on important issues."— @gretchentg.bsky.social

A devastating but lesser known part of federal science attacks is on the federal science advisory system. In a new post, I discuss the state of play on federal advisory committees and how the scientific community is pushing back through independent science efforts. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

“Disbanding and reconstituting Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to seemingly serve the political whims of the current administration could further fracture public trust in government and risk outcomes that prioritize polluter profits over people’s health.”— @gretchentg.bsky.social

Committee Overseeing US Air Quality to Meet for First Time on July 22 Since Previous Members Disbanded

Tomorrow will mark the first time the Trump administration’s newly selected Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee members will hold a public meeting. Statement by UCS President Dr. Gretchen Goldman.

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"Dissent becomes easier, and more effective, when we do it with others." — @juliaangwin.com & @fieldsmeyer.com. Join them — and learn how you can take collective action this summer — at our next Science Rising National Call on July 14. Register today: act.ucsusa.org/4yeoiuA

How can we safeguard federal science policy decisions from political interference? Today, @jbd-phd.bsky.social, Joe Reed, and I have a new essay out with @knightcolumbia.org on reimagining federal scientific integrity, given progress and trials of past decades. knightcolumbia.org/blog/envisio...

Envisioning Federal Scientific Integrity As a Tool to Protect Democracy and Fight Corruption

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Can protecting government science help protect democracy? In a new essay, @gretchentg.bsky.social, @jbd-phd.bsky.social, and Joseph Reed of @ucs.org call for a stronger federal scientific integrity infrastructure built around three principles: transparency, independence, and authority.

Breaking: chaotic federal funding cuts over the past year by the Trump administration has led to a 15% drop in admissions to PhD programs across more than 50 top research universities.

Decline of Ph.D. Admissions Could Imperil a ‘Generation of New Talent’

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On July 14, join me and @ucs.org for a critical conversation on the new book, "On Courage: How to be a Dissident in an Age of Fear", with authors, @juliaangwin.com and @fieldsmeyer.com for the second national call of our Science Rising Initiative. RSVP to join us: act.ucsusa.org/Courage

This week @ucs.org launches a new interactive tool on the staggering 574 attacks on science so far under the Trump Administration. It's hard to convey the full scope and severity of what's happening but this tool helps us make sense of it and what we can all do about it: www.attacksonscience.org

A US District Court ordered the Trump administration to stop censoring American history and science in national parks, thanks to our suit. Today is a win for science and for all national park visitors to learn the truth about our nation’s history and climate. democracyforward.org/news/press-r...

Court Blocks Censorship and Erasure of American History and Science at National Parks

Injunction Halts Effort to Unlawfully Remove History and Science from Park Displays

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The strong collective response of the science community to the proposed OMB rule has demonstrated the broad unity that’s possible when we all work together. We'd do well to apply this same level of activation to the larger assaults on science and democracy. My new post: blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

The Science Community Is Stepping Up. Let’s Go Bigger.

The scientific community is fighting a proposed change to research funding. Let's keep this momentum going to take on more attacks on science.

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If ever there was a time for scientists to step into our power, it is now! 📍TODAY: Join us for the national launch of #ScienceRising and learn how to get involved. Register here: act.ucsusa.org/49oOEPN

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Uniting to Protect Science & Democracy: Science Rising National Launch Event

The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to join the public launch of Science Rising, a new initiative mobilizing the science community to speak out and take action against the Trump administrati...

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Gretchen Goldman, PhD@gretchentg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last week, moves from the White House showed how great threats to science and democracy are. This week, we're making moves to fight back in bigger ways. If ever there was a time for scientists to step into our power, it is now. Join us as we launch Science Rising: blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

Last week, moves from the White House showed how great threats to science and democracy are. This week, we're making moves to fight back in bigger ways. If ever there was a time for scientists to step into our power, it is now. Join us as we launch Science Rising: blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

Science is Rising: Finding our Power to Protect Science and Democracy

What can scientists do in the face of assaults on our democracy? RISE UP!

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Today, @ucs.org sends an open letter to the Australian Parliament and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) regarding CSIRO climate science cuts. (1/4) files.ucs.org/2026/CSIRO-l...

"If ever there was a time for scientists to step into our power, it is now." --UCS President @gretchentg.bsky.social.

A Scientific Method of Resisting

This post originally appeared on If You Can Keep It, a publication of Protect Democracy. The second Trump administration has set about dismantling the institutions of American science. Over the ...

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A beautifully written letter to Federal scientists on the occasion of the nation's 250th. Thank you for your service, friends. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Federal scientists, a great American invention: a letter to our federal colleagues

Click on the article title to read more.

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Join me, Arati Prabhakar, Erica Chenoweth and @ucs.org on June 3 to launch Science Rising, a new initiative to speak out and mobilize scientists and science supporters to protect science and our democracy. This moment calls for something new. Let's show up. Join us at www.sciencerising.org

No matter where you live and what you do, you can be certain that your life has been made better by a foreign-born scientist in more ways than you’ll ever know. My new post on science and immigration and the administration’s attacks on our international colleagues. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

Science and Immigration Are Interconnected: On Higher Education, ICE, and the Assault on DEI

One day in graduate school, I confessed to my fellow students that I had never been outside of the United States. They hailed from all over the world, so I was embarrassed to admit it. “You don’t need...

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On Friday, the Trump administration fired the National Science Board, a move that continues it's politicization at NSF and risks further interference at the nation's premier scientific research agency. My thoughts in a new post: blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

Cutting Science Out: Trump Administration Fires National Science Board Members

This is an attempt to silence independent scientists, shut down evidence-based decision making, and keep the public in the dark.

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Really special to get to watch the #ArtemisII launch live with my kids. This is the power and potential of US science & technology, made possible by dedicated government scientists and engineers that the current Administration is undermining. Look what we can do when we invest in public science.

My new @npquarterly.bsky.social piece outlines a path for how civil society, including the scientific community, can fight US democratic backsliding, drawing from lessons in history. There's much we can do in this moment and many are already stepping up. nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-under...

How to Undermine Authoritarian Control: On Empowering Parallel Institutions | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Science and democracy are under attack. We have the tools, knowledge, and lessons from history to preserve critical services and protect scientific truth—by building powerful parallel institutions.

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Yesterday, the Court ruled that our lawsuit against the Trump admin can proceed. Illegal cuts by billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE have left lasting scars on federal science & US agencies. This is a step toward preventing the use of similar anti-democratic, anti-science tactics by this administration.

Elon Musk Will Have to Face the Music in Lawsuit Over DOGE's Government Overreach

A federal judge allowed key parts of a lawsuit accusing Musk of wielding significant government power without Senate confirmation to move forward.

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"The public deserves an EPA administrator who will face the challenge of the climate crisis(...) not actively serve as an agent of destruction beholden to the whims of oil, gas & chemical industry execs. and an authoritarian, anti-science US president.”— @gretchentg.bsky.social via @theguardian.com⬇️

US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency

Advocates say Lee Zeldin’s EPA has rolled back protections and cut staff and funding, putting health at risk

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Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · 4mo ago

Climate-fueled disasters aren't a distant threat, they’re hitting families across the US right now in the form of record heat, more intense storms and worsening wildfires. When Administrator Zeldin guts climate science at the EPA, it harms communities. Zeldin must be held to account. #GameOverZeldin

"My fellow scientists, we have an assignment: we must take collective action to hold Congress and this administration accountable. It is time to channel that evidence-based outrage into action,” said @gretchentg.bsky.social at Saturday’s @standupforscience.bsky.social rally in DC. #StandUpForScience

What does it mean to defend science in DC? This was the question that UCS President @gretchentg.bsky.social discussed on the Scientista podcast. At a moment when federal science is being sidelined, discover why we must protect the systems that empower society to make science-informed decisions.

The CEO of the Union of Concerned Scientists on Fighting for Science in Washington - Scientista

What does it mean to defend science in Washington?On this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Monica Medina and Dr. Sweta Chakraborty sit down with Gretchen Goldman, President and CEO of the Union of C...

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In the first Trump administration, the EPA appointed a Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee that skimped on expertise and subsequently failed to set science-based air pollution standards. They've just appointed a similar cast of characters. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

POLITICO Pro: Zeldin skips over academics for influential EPA advisory panel

The administrator appointed industry representatives and a member of a group that disputes mainstream climate science.

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Today we showed up. Feeling proud of scientists and science supporters in this moment. Thank you all. #Standupforscience

Join me, @standupforscience.bsky.social, @ucs.org and scientists around the country in supporting the National Day of Action Rally to Stand Up for Science tomorrow in Washington DC and cities nationwide! It's not a time to stay silent. #StandUpForScience

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 5mo ago

It's up to us to save science, protect health and defend this democracy! Stand up! Speak out! Hit the streets on March 7th! Join us on the streets at rallies nationwide on March 7th.zurl.co/Rcwcl #ItsUpToUs #standupforscience #rally #March7

Happy birthday, @ucs.org! I'm honored and humbled to carry a legacy of scientists speaking up against powerful forces and insisting that science is be used for the public good. We're not done yet.

Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · 5mo ago

Today marks UCS’s 57th anniversary, and our President @gretchentg.bsky.social’s message feels more resonant than ever, given our long history of challenging the misuse of science and technology for military and war purposes.