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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro, USDA Secretary Announce $26 Million Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Grant Program -- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: Green Energy Agendas And Political Cliffs - By Commonwealth Foundation [Gov. National- $3.07 National- $3.07

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What Makes the College-Educated More Likely to Vote?

Union of Concerned Scientists

A study investigating how much education affects voting rates from 1950 to 2004 found that this positive correlation has increased since 1980. College attendance and areas of study influence student voting rates Whether the effect of a college degree on political participation is direct or indirect is debated among sociologists.

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New UCS Survey Asks Federal Scientists: How are You Faring in the Biden Administration?

Union of Concerned Scientists

This current effort is our tenth survey since 2004 and every iteration has provided a wealth of data and information. 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.

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A Win for Science: EPA Releases Formaldehyde Study the Chemical Industry Tried to Suppress

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2004, the International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that formaldehyde is a human carcinogen, and the US Department of Health and Human Services listed it is as a known human carcinogen in 2011. We know all too well that when decisionmakers compromise on the science for financial or political reasons, we all lose.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Nelson Introduces College Voucher Bill To Redirect State Funds From Pitt, Penn State, Temple To Other PA Colleges -- City & State PA: Despite Bipartisan Support, It’s Unclear What’s Holding Up Action On LGBTQ Protection From Discrimination -- PA Politics: In Memoriam: Rep. Capitol, Efforts To Overturn Nov. Daley -- Budget 2022 -- Gov.

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Ask a Scientist: Building on Advances in Scientific Integrity

Union of Concerned Scientists

Two decades after the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) redefined the term “scientific integrity,” the White House issued its first-ever scientific integrity policy in May as a model for all government agencies and departments to protect federal scientists from political interference. What happens in the absence of scientific integrity?

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Lisa Baiton: Big Oil’s Climate Misinformation Maestro

Enviromental Defense

The fossil fuel lobby meddles with Canadian politics and inserts itself into international climate change politics and diplomacy. political and public support) for fossil fuels, but we can tell our elected officials not to fall for CAPP’s pro-oil propaganda and to instead prioritize climate action. billion in 2016 to $11.6