Politicization of Climate Science Archives - Government Accountability Project

Government Executive: First Revamp Science Policy Falls Short of Fulfilling Biden’s Promise to Protect Scientists, Watchdogs Say

Government Executive: First Revamp Science Policy Falls Short of Fulfilling Biden’s Promise to Protect Scientists, Watchdogs Say This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The first agency within the Biden administration to rewrite its policy to protect career federal scientists from political influence as required by the White House has [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-09-22T15:22:27-04:00September 7th, 2023|Climate Science Censorship, In The News, Politicization of Climate Science|

Common Dreams: Biden Admin Scientific Integrity Policy Falls Short, Warn Watchdogs

Common Dreams: Biden Admin Scientific Integrity Policy Falls Short, Warn Watchdogs This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. A coalition of public health and science advocacy groups on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to strengthen its proposed scientific integrity policy, warning that the proposal does little to solve the [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-09-18T12:01:32-04:00September 7th, 2023|Climate Science Censorship, In The News, Politicization of Climate Science|

The Inflation Reduction Act: A Mixed Bag

The Inflation Reduction Act: A Mixed Bag By Adam Arnold, Environmental Counsel The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is undeniably the most substantial piece of climate legislation in US history. But is this a back-handed compliment, given the dearth of other substantial legislation on the world’s most pressing crisis? The bill is receiving praise and [...]

Mary Allain2022-09-22T11:20:43-04:00September 22nd, 2022|Blog, Climate Education and Communication, Climate Litigation, Climate Science, Energy, Environment, Meltdown, Policy Responses to Climate Change, Politicization of Climate Science|

Watchdog and Advocacy Coalition Report Warns of Systemic Attacks on Science

The Report Exposes Chronic Interference With Federal Science and Public Health and Safety Measures Under the Trump Administration and Makes Critical Recommendations to Congress A report released today by a coalition of prominent watchdog and advocacy groups – including Government Accountability Project – chronicles a litany of recent attacks on federal science and scientists by [...]

Whistle-Blower2019-01-30T14:54:08-05:00November 15th, 2018|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Education and Communication, Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program|

The “Youth v Gov” Climate Change Lawsuit: An Update and Some Insightful Perspectives

The “Youth v Gov” Climate Change Lawsuit: An Update and Some Insightful Perspectives

CSPW has been following with great interest the ups and downs, ins and outs of the long and arduous pathway 21 youth plaintiffs have been trekking for three years, in a sustained effort to see their legal case against the US government be tried in court. We last wrote about this in December 2016: Why Are [...]

Whistle-Blower2020-02-12T11:35:16-05:00August 8th, 2018|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Education and Communication, Climate Litigation, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Energy, Global Warming Denial Machine, Politicization of Climate Science, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, Whistleblowers|

After a 19-Month Vacancy, White House Taps an Academic Meteorologist to Head the OSTP

Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, vice president of research and professor of meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. This week the White House formally announced the appointment of Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD, a meteorologist and atmospheric research scientist at the University of Oklahoma, to direct the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). [...]

Whistle-Blower2018-12-12T21:20:18-05:00August 2nd, 2018|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Education and Communication, Climate Science & Policy Watch, General, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, Obama Administration, Politicization of Climate Science, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity|

Taking Stock of Climate Change Impacts: How Many Puerto Rican Lives Did Hurricane Maria Take?

We Dont Know for Sure, and the Death Toll is Still Climbing The 2018 hurricane season is now upon us, even while millions of people residing in hurricane alley the large swath of ocean stretching from Africa to North America are still recovering from the hyperactive, catastrophic 2017 hurricane season. Last year we [...]

Whistle-Blower2018-12-12T21:22:16-05:00May 24th, 2018|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Education and Communication, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Energy, General, Global Warming Denial Machine, National Security, Politicization of Climate Science, Science Communication|

As Fossil Fuels Melt the Planet, Could Climate Change Cause a Nuclear Meltdown?

Nearly three dozen nuclear power plants are inadequately protected against major flooding guaranteed to occur after an upstream dam failure – flooding that could easily lead to an accident or meltdown on the scale of the 2011 nuclear power disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Yet, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) – the federal agency responsible for [...]

Whistle-Blower2022-05-05T11:16:34-04:00April 9th, 2018|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Energy, General, Meltdown, National Security, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, Whistleblowers|

As the Trump Administration Tries to Tamp Down Climate Change, We are Rising Up to Meet the Challenge

By Anne Polansky and Michael Termini More than one full year into a Donald Trump presidency, we are taking stock of the new political landscape, already marked by turmoil and volatility. Never before in modern US history have we seen such instability and unreliability in basic governance at the federal level. Here in the nation’s [...]

Whistle-Blower2023-07-17T10:40:47-04:00February 15th, 2018|Activism, Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Climate Science Watch Update, General, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, Scott Allen, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Whistleblowers|

Scientific Integrity at Risk: Government Censorship of Climate Change Information

By Anne Polansky CSPW Sr. Climate Policy Analyst The Trump Administration’s overall approach to climate change is basically akin to shouting LA-LA-LA-LA-LA with your hands over your ears. Cabinet members and top officials across departments and agencies are refusing to admit that this existential threat even exists, and are behaving as though the problem is [...]

Whistle-Blower2018-10-26T13:01:28-04:00December 7th, 2017|Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Science Censorship, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program|