EPA Leadership Strip the Agency of Its Ability to Protect Us from Toxic Chemicals

2026-06-02T14:52:49+00:00June 2, 2026|

Over the last year and a half, the Trump administration has recklessly dismantled the democratic institutions that keep us safe, including the systems that rely on the best available science to inform government decision-making. This campaign has resulted in more than 560 attacks on science to date. Among the federal agencies hit hardest by these

Making Waves at California Ocean Day

2026-06-02T02:15:23+00:00June 2, 2026|

On April 28th, 2026—officially proclaimed by Governor Newsom as California Ocean Day—hundreds of students, birders, surfers, fishermen, tribal members and community leaders came together in...

Carving Out a Niche

2026-05-29T18:40:33+00:00May 29, 2026|

Least Terns are small seabirds that nest on the beach, typically in large colonies. These coastal birds depend on expanses of clean, healthy habitats to raise their families, and are increasingly...

A Scientific Method of Resisting

2026-05-29T13:53:25+00:00May 29, 2026|

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 past 16 months, the administration has eliminated thousands of federal scientific positions, imposed sweeping funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation

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