EPA faces lawsuit over scrapping the ‘endangerment finding,’ a pillar of climate regulation
Medical and environmental groups are challenging the EPA’s decision to break with the long-standing scientific evidence that climate change endangers human health
EPA Fires ‘Dissent’ Statement Signers
The EPA fired five agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves that contradict science and undermine public health and issued removal notices to four more
Firing Science Advisors Will Leave the U.S. Senseless
From public health to space exploration, advisory panels have helped U.S. agencies make smarter decisions. The Trump administration wants to kill them
Ending Federal Research into Workplace Safety Is Dangerous
The Trump administration’s mass federal firings include the scientific investigators who make dangerous workplaces safe for millions of people
Trump Administration Attacks on Science Trigger Backlash from Researchers
“The risks of remaining silent at this defining time are far greater than the risks of speaking out,” says one scientist regarding the Trump administration’s attacks on science
As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester
Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted
Strong Scientific Leaders Must Speak Out against the Trump Administration’s Science Denial
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences should denounce the antiscientific policies of the Trump administration
Vote for a Healthy Climate for Our Children
The 2024 presidential election will have enormous consequences for the climate, and the health and future of children
Sunlight-Dimming Climate Schemes Need Worldwide Oversight
As the climate crisis intensifies, experiments to “cool the planet” by reflecting solar radiation proliferate. Without proper global and national regulation, they will worsen the crisis
Energy Secretary Talks Climate Challenge
A brief portion of the December 9 conversation during the climate talks in France between Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Scientific American’s David Biello
Accelerated Innovation Is the Ultimate Solution to Climate Change
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz tells Scientific American how to achieve massive deployment of clean-energy technology
Gates Joins Big Wigs in Paris to Push Clean Energy Initiative
At U.N. climate change summit, philanthropist touts informal club of 28 private investors who will pump money into R&D