Policy

A widening group of firms is trying to determine how best to measure “financed emissions”

Place names in the U.S. betray a disturbing legacy of white supremacy

Biden health official Rachel Levine has a strong track record of fighting for social justice in health care, researchers say

Researchers gave shots to politicians and family members, violating trial regulations—and damaging public trust

Substance use disorders and other problems cannot be addressed from a position of willful ignorance about our society’s inequalities

The tax, now equivalent to $24 in U.S. dollars, will rise to $135 by 2030

A wrongful-death suit tied to cured-in-place piping is resolved, but critics say studies justify more oversight

A reckless antispying campaign against China has caused enormous damage to U.S. citizens

The field began in part to support white supremacy—and it hasn’t fully shaken off that shameful heritage 

There is no scientific case for excluding them

The Federal Emergency Management Agency acknowledges that recovery programs have unfairly burdened certain populations

Elevating science’s role in policy making is important; so is reckoning with how science has been used to harm marginalized communities