Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In 2020, we presented the results of our 2018 survey to a team at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigating scientific integrity violations and political interference at public health agencies. We also published the results of our 2018 survey in the journal PLoS One in 2020.

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2023

In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. So the change in government was more than welcome. As in the U.S.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 28, 2023

For a healthy democracy made up of educated and active voters, it would help to better understand the connection between educational attainment and political engagement, and ways to overcome this contradiction. Another shared attribute was the occurrence of more political action on campus.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

President-elect Gabriel Boric’s new government must address issues of decarbonisation, water crisis and lithium nationalisation, all while rewriting the country’s constitution. In our government, it will be a priority to avoid this destruction and to have development that is compatible with the environment.”. By Francisco Parra Galaz

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Also elephants, giraffes, rhinos (of the non-political variety), Cape buffalo, baboons, uninvited monkeys at lunch, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, warthogs and an unexpected (to me) penguin colony. Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Their omnipresent influence on national politics and international negotiations has trapped consumers in a fossil fuel-dependent system and threatens to delay climate action even further, with the most severe consequences for those already in the most vulnerable situations.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. The government proposes new measures to help meet the 2030 climate target, including 80% renewables by 2030. My foray into Germany climate policy left me with unanswered questions: What was the politics behind Germany’s history of climate action?

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Last year, the California Legislature enacted SB 9 , which required local governments to allow duplexes (and with ADUs, sometimes triplexes and quadraplexes) in single-family zones. Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2018 April 24. As former Secretary of State George Shultz said of American politics: It’s Never Over. Download as PDF.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For France, the “Affaire du Siècle” case was filed in the Administrative Court of Paris in May 2019 by four NGOs against the government for its failure to act on climate change. As a result, the Conseil d’Etat requested the government to justify how the reduction path to 2030 can be respected without stricter measures.

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Arnold Porter

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On March 16, 2018, just hours before Mr. McCabe's long-planned retirement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he had fired Mr. McCabe from the FBI and removed him from the federal civil service. Under the settlement, the government has agreed to pay a portion of Arnold & Porter’s fees and expenses.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 31, 2022

Koch family-controlled foundations donated more than $145 million to a network of 90 think tanks and advocacy groups from 1997 through 2018 to disparage climate science and block efforts to address climate change. In the 2018 and 2020 election cycles, Koch Industries’ total outlay of $26.7 million was more than the $21.7 Rick Scott.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

At a time when we are experiencing increased reliance on and benefits from advancements in science, alongside the need to regulate emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence , we need STEM students and professionals to be politically engaged.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Tesla sues Swedish government after postal workers allegedly block license plate deliveries CNBC PaulaR Thu, 11/30/2023 - 13:12 Monday, November 27, 2023 Read more Ashley Capoot Tesla filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency on Monday that claims it should be able to collect license plates directly instead of receiving them by mail.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 26, 2024

For this finding, the Court interpreted ECHR rights dynamically in line with international climate goals and commitments, relying on the scientific and political consensus about climate change and its negative impacts. For example, in September 2018, the Dutch Supreme Court in Urgenda v. 8 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional -- AP: Redrawn Senate, House Voting Districts Inject Uncertainty In Legislative Contests -- Governor’s Race -- WPost - George F. Million Against Democratic Cong. Capitol -- TribLive Editorial: U.S.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 21, 2024

This forum was principally aimed at addressing the digital challenges anticipated in the forthcoming 2018 Elections. Examples illustrate the FBI's commitment to ensuring that freedom of expression is upheld, even in extreme cases such as Nazi political propaganda, with a focus on advising against controlling the content disseminated.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 21, 2022

Senate Race -- Politics PA: New Poll - Fetterman, Shapiro Extend Leads -- WPost: PA U.S. 3 Rally For Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Dr. Oz At Mohegan Sun Arena -- U.S. Senate Race No Longer A Tossup As Fetterman Memes Zero In On Dr. Oz’s Wealth -- Erie Times: Fetterman Unveils 5-Point Accountability Plan If Elected To U.S.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2023

Digitalization is reshaping environmental governance in profound ways. To explore the intersection of digitalization and environmental governance and the power dynamics that are at play, I interviewed three social scientists on the matter. The Belizean government is another strong proponent of SMART, Stinson claims.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 22, 2024

Even Premier Ford has voiced opposition against this quarry, emphasizing its rejection during public meetings and through statements by local political representatives. Despite this, pursuit of this environmentally and socially disruptive project continues, squandering taxpayer money and government resources. Ask them to send it on.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

2018 SB100. Bush torpedoed climate action by the federal government early in his administration. Effectively prohibited California utilities from using electricity from coal-fired generation. 2009 CARB established Low Carbon Fuel Standard for vehicles. 2011 CARB adopted cap and trade system. 2015 SB350. 2016 SB 32. 2022 AB 1279.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

Developing the Pathways Alliance project is currently projected to cost over $16 billion dollars , and Pathways Alliance CEOs like Pourbaix are insisting that governments should cover most of it – even as these companies are making record profits. Both were eventually rejected by governments. Sometimes the industry tells on itself.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2022

Catatonic politics on climate change. The survey, conducted regularly for decades, found that the gap between the parties has tripled since 2018, when high Democratic and Republican confidence in science stood, respectively, at 51 percent and 42 percent. Beyond partisan politics. One million US deaths from COVID-19.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 10, 2023

The most recent farm bill , enacted into law in December 2018, expires at the end of September. After the government officially declared that the public health emergency was over, the 32 states and territories still distributing emergency benefits—including Washington, D.C., EN: Let’s start by talking about food insecurity.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

According to the White House , the National Climate Assessment is a critical resource for “[p]eople who make risk management decisions,” a large group that includes “local government officials, city planners, utility managers, healthcare providers, adaptation specialists, educators, farmers, and small business owners.” 175577 (Exhibit C).

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2022

It Depends On Who They’re For -- MCall - Bill White: PA Voters Reject Political Elites By Backing Mastriano, Fetterman -- ABC27: Republican Rep. Yep -- TribLive Editorial: Let’s Cut The Politics And Speed Up Vote Counting -- York Dispatch Editorial: Fix The Problems, But Keep Mail-In Voting -- PA’s Role In Assault On U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

Earlier in his political career, Bettencourt served as Republican House Majority Leader, and as the public face of the conservative agenda in the state’s House of Representatives. Building an all-of-government approach to transform New Hampshire from climate laggard to climate leader might start with a simple phone call.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) entered the fray in 2018 when Michael Latner , a political science professor at California Polytechnic State University, came on board as our first Kendall fellow to focus on scientific integrity and bias in US voting systems. What is your take on this unfortunate ruling?

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Mitt Romney issued a press release crowing about all the money he secured for his state in the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that lays out what the government will spend on the US military in the following fiscal year. Last December, Utah Sen. He specifically cited the $4.3 The evidence, however, suggests otherwise.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 21, 2024

For more than a century, the United States has recognized this, and maintaining roads and bridges has been a core function of federal, state, and local governments. The federal government embraced a role in supporting transit in the 1970s, but this was cut back for the past 40 years and didn’t rebound until the pandemic.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court held that federal common law necessarily governed the nuisance claims because “[a] patchwork of fifty different answers to the same fundamental global issue would be unworkable” and “the extent of any judicial relief should be uniform across our nation.” 1, 2018; order denying remand and notice re tutorial Feb. BP p.l.c. ,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

But in nearly every instance, Rose listened politely, refrained from challenging Tillerson on the facts, and went on to his next question. Later in the hour, Tillerson told Rose that the federal government should end subsidies for renewable energy. “I And Rose did, at times, ask follow-up questions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

State and local governments must at the same time implement policies that reduce heat trapping emissions, thereby helping to slow the pace of climate change, and implement policies– to which we are already committed –that prepare us for the impacts of a changing climate. Source: UCS, Toward Climate Resilience, 2016.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 10, 2024

In recent years, journalists and political activists, predominantly from the right, have been forced into exile due to what they describe as judicial persecution. It operates through a network that includes government agencies, particularly the judiciary, NGOs funded by international entities, academic institutions and big techs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 4, 2023

It gained traction in California in 2018, although that particular effort fell short. This is especially useful when dealing with transmission across state lines that can often face political and financial obstacles. Governance would expand beyond state borders. It’s not a new concept.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 1, 2023

This is our tenth version of the survey since 2004 and, to our surprise and delight, while challenges remain, the widespread consensus is that scientists in the federal government feel more positive about their workplaces now than they have at any other time we have administered the survey.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 10, 2022

The agency is also taking steps to reduce barriers to committee membership and to make science advice more inclusive, as directed by the Biden Administration’s 2021 Memo on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking. UCS lauds these developments at USGS.

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