Join us on the National Mall on Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 2:30-4 p.m. to rally for critical public health issues and initiatives. Whether you’re visiting Washington, D.C. for the Annual Meeting or you are a local public health advocate, this rally is for you!

This week, the Trump administration issued a memo to fast-track rollbacks of public protections, adding to the growing number of executive orders and actions that cut the public out of government decision-making. That puts us all in greater danger. @publiccitizen.bsky.social has more:

7/ The comment period for the rule is open until 11/7. Make your voice heard! 👇

1/ Last month, the EPA proposed a rule that will significantly weaken safety reviews for toxic chemicals used in the U.S. Weakening these reviews can open the door to more exposure to toxic chemicals, including PFAS and formaldehyde.

"federal science agencies are routinely and inappropriately bypassing notice and comment when updating or removing regulations." - @dminovi.bsky.social blog.ucs.org/dminovi/pres...

Evidence for Democracy (E4D) recently completed a review of scientific integrity (SI) policies in the US & Canada. Its analysis revealed key criteria of SI (protections for scientists, transparent research, enforcing/normalizing SI policies) have suffered in the US since Inauguration.

Join us this Thursday to hear about our report on the Trump administration's ever-growing attacks on science. Register at the link below!

Join the webinar “Science in a Shifting Political Landscape,” where UCS’s Dr. Kristie Ellickson & @dminovi.bsky.social will discuss findings from our recent report documenting how attacks on science have undermined scientists’ work & how this affects public health. 📍Thursday, 10/23, 10 am PT. RSVP:

6/ Former CDC director Tom Frieden warned: “Even if [facts] are denied and suppressed and misused and misquoted and cherry-picked, facts are still facts. The plain truth is that most people want to be healthy and safe, and what’s being done now is putting that very much at risk.”

5/ Just one result: the CDC is no longer tracking data for one of the most important surveys on the health and nutrition of Americans.

4/ The CDC has lost at least a quarter of its workforce since President Trump came into office. This means fewer scientists to study diseases and prevent outbreaks, fewer researchers collecting and reporting health data, and fewer experts communicating scientific findings to the public.

3/ Then, within 24 hours, 700 employees were brought back. Is this what we call transparency and efficiency? Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to roll back public health protections.

2/ This round of cuts hit the entire Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report team, as well as employees who detect and track emerging diseases, those who collect and analyze national health data, and the teams that address chronic diseases, gun violence, and drug overdoses, among many others.

1/ The chaos at our nation’s public health agencies continues. Last Friday, amidst an ongoing government shutdown, roughly 1,300 CDC employees were fired with no warning.

More than 2,500 No Kings events are taking place across the country. Find yours today. #NoKings

1/ This week, there have been at least three dangerous chemical releases at industrial facilities in Texas, including an explosion at a plant in Mount Belvieu that injured three plant workers.

Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:

🔥🌍¿Recuerdas la primera vez que escuchaste que el planeta se está calentando por la acción humana? ¿O recién te estás enterando? Las compañías de combustibles fósiles lo supieron hace 70 años… e hicieron lo posible para evitar que tú lo supieras. Conoce más en el 2do episodio de el #CrimenDelSiglo

Next Saturday Oct 18, millions of people across America will join together to send a clear message: We the people have the power. Find your local event today and raise your voice for the science, facts, and truth we need to counter the authoritarian overreach of President Trump and his enablers.

one other reason to worry about this chemical: the report found it likely causes damage to the liver and to male reproductive systems, including reductions in testosterone levels, sperm production and the size of reproductive organs

The EPA told me it would release the report when it was finalized. But according to an internal document I reviewed and scientists I spoke with, it was already completed and ready for posting

EPA is now reconsidering a PFNA drinking water limit, which some see as possible reason to hold the report “If you’re trying to roll back drinking water standards, you probably don’t want to release information that makes the case for why those standards are necessary” @dminovi.bsky.social told me

The report would help EPA and states set health-protective levels for drinking water and cleanup of toxic sites. PFNA is in the PFAS family, and the report remains in limbo while local governments and companies face off in court about who will pay to clean these chemicals up

“If you’re trying to roll back drinking water standards, you probably don’t want to release information that makes the case for why those standards are necessary.”—UCS's @dminovi.bsky.social

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

NEW: PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people. The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.

Applications for this year's minigrants are open! Reach out to me with any questions :)

"Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans. The nation deserves a health and human services secretary who is committed to scientific integrity…”

RFK Jr.’s rhetoric can appeal to desperate parents in a broken health system. But experts say his policies only hurt children.

New blog for @ucs.org documenting a day in my life when science and democracy are under siege. The administration's actions impact us all. blog.ucs.org/dminovi/scie...

"The MAHA report can’t change the fact that the Trump administration’s actions, from HHS to EPA, are exacerbating the conditions that endanger children’s health." - @dminovi.bsky.social of @ucs.org blog.ucs.org/dminovi/the-...

7/ If the Trump administration truly cared about advancing “gold standard science,” EPA would not withhold and suppress scientific research, while also weakening regulations that protect our drinking water. This is yet another move to protect corporate polluters at the cost of our health.

6/ Just last week, EPA asked a federal court to eliminate most of the first-ever limits for PFAS, or forever chemicals, in drinking water.

5/ Despite the empty promises of the administration’s Make America Healthy Again strategy, the EPA is failing in its mission to protect the US public, and children, from chemical exposure.

4/ EPA’s assessment summarizes the science showing PFNA exposure can cause developmental, hepatic, and reproductive harm. Without this assessment, federal and state agencies are denied the best available science that they rely on to protect public health.

3/ EPA is also withholding release of the final science assessment for PFNA, a type of PFAS chemical with known health risks. The assessment was completed by EPA’s now-shuttered scientific research office.

2/ This is suppression of scientific research that could support policies to protect our waterways, drinking water, and public health. The Trump administration is continuing its pattern of attacks and retaliation against federal scientists.

1/ In yet another attack on #scientificintegrity and our health, EPA leadership is preventing scientists in the Office of Water from publishing research until they undergo review by political appointees.

UCS’s new report reveals how the Trump admin cut the public out of federal decision making, violating a core democratic right. Darya Minovi, a report coauthor, explains what’s at stake and outlines best practices to ensure meaningful public participation.

New blog for @ucs.org detailing how the #MAHA strategy -- while appearing impressive and bold -- is chock full of misinformation, evasion, false solutions, and vague and empty promises. The US public, and kids especially, deserve better.

We’ve got your back, Dr. Monarez. We’ve been holding the line since 1969—and will continue to fight for scientific integrity at HHS and across the federal government.

“I was fired for holding the line on scientific integrity. But that line does not disappear with me.” Important testimony today from former CDC director Dr. Susan Coller Monarez:

Houry: I first learned that HHS Sec had changed CDC covid vaccine guidance on X social media posts. CDC scientists have still not seen the scientific data or justification for this change. That is not gold standard science.

We are hiring a GIS Manager at the Bullard Center. Lead mapping, data, and research to advance environmental and climate justice. Apply now: bullardcenter.org/careers #GISJobs #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice

✨ Government Accountability Project is now hiring a Litigation Attorney, Paralegal, and Food & Public Health Counsel!

New analysis from @ucs.org finds that, under Trump, 6 leading science-related agencies have bypassed notice-and-comment procedures 31 percent of the time. That's a lot, folks. And it's bad. blog.ucs.org/dminovi/pres...

Last week the Trump administration shut down the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, which had provided crucial independent advice on protecting air quality for more than three decades.

UCS joined a coalition of 80 organizations calling for Congress to pass the EXPERTS Act, which tackles pressing challenges we face as a nation, including an extreme political climate where the Trump administration is dismantling federal agencies and rolling back vital safeguards. Learn more:

This week, multiple leaders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were ousted or resigned due to continued political interference and pressure to limit vaccine access. These firings defy all scientific evidence and endanger our health. We must not allow it to stand.

"these six agencies are abusing the “good cause” exemption (or in some cases, providing no explanation at all) to change or eliminate regulations without letting the public know or providing us with an opportunity to weigh in." - @dminovi.bsky.social blog.ucs.org/dminovi/pres...