Policy

Letters to the editor for the July 2022 issue of Scientific American

The Thwaites Ice Shelf is cracking up, humans learned to walk many times, and covert consciousness can be detected in unresponsive patients

The midterm elections have high stakes for issues such as abortion rights, pandemic funding, climate change and other fundamental policies

STEM professionals must stand against the white supremacy and scientific racism that fuels arguments against affirmative action

Our leaders ignored the lessons learned from Hurricane Maria, and Fiona caused more destruction than it should have

American federalism has destabilized the balance between states’ and federal rights, thwarting effective response to the nation’s health threats

The Iranian government is taking advantage of Internet shutdowns to push citizens onto a local intranet that is vulnerable to surveillance and censorship

As USGS takes over operations of a Landsat satellite, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland explains how the data gathered will help the Biden administration’s climate change plans

While controversial, safe injection sites help people who need them, and applying moral foundations theory to others’ hesitations could help sway the public

A youth-led climate change lawsuit against the state of Montana is scheduled to be heard in June and could be the first of its kind in the U.S.

As the new term begins, the Supreme Court debates what wetlands should be protected under one of the EPA’s most successful and controversial efforts

Some office seekers have positions based on research and facts, whereas others stand on assumptions and bias