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Nov 18, 2024 | 
blog.ucsusa.org | Jacob Carter
This article is republished from SciLight, an independent science policy publication on Substack. Download the toolkit (PDF). It cannot be easy to be a federal scientist right now. I know – I was a climate scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when Donald J. Trump won the 2016 election. I shed quite a few tears after that election. It was tough to get through a single day of work.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
everand.com | Jacob Carter
This article is republished from SciLight, an independent science policy publication on Substack. Download the toolkit (PDF). It cannot be easy to be a federal scientist right now. I know – I was a climate scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) when Donald J. Trump won the 2016 election. I shed quite a few tears after that election. It was tough to get through a single day of work.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
scilight.substack.com | Jacob Carter
Today, we’re releasing the following toolkit for federal scientists that contains information regarding policies, laws, as well as tips and guidance on rights, protections, and how to defend science for the public good. Please download the PDF of the toolkit below. You can also access the toolkit through a link below in this blog, which includes more information about the toolkit. Please share this toolkit with those who may need it the next four years.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
blog.ucsusa.org | Jacob Carter
This article is republished from SciLight, an independent science policy publication on Substack. Yesterday, Congress held a hearing titled, “Holding the Biden-Harris EPA Accountable for Radical Rush-to-Green Spending.” We can all guess the point of this hearing from that title alone. Suffice it to say it is probably not the intention of the majority on the committee to gather new information to formulate policy action.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
scilight.substack.com | Jacob Carter
News just broke that the Supreme Court has overturned the longstanding precedent of Chevron Doctrine. The precedent of Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council required courts to defer to the expertise of federal agencies in carrying out congressional law. That expertise often takes the form of science, which directs agencies on how to implement laws to best protect public health and the health of our environment.
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May 9, 2024 | 
blog.ucsusa.org | Jacob Carter
This article is republished from SciLight, an independent science policy publication on Substack. In December 2023, I moved from Washington, DC proper to the suburbs. My husband and I, and our two dogs and cat, simply needed more room than the single bedroom condo we could afford in the city. Six months later and we’re really happy with our new home, although suburban life is quite different. One of the ways that suburban life is different is the increased amount of solicitation.
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May 8, 2024 | 
scilight.substack.com | Jacob Carter
In December 2023, I moved from Washington, DC proper to the suburbs. Me and my husband, and our two dogs and cat, simply needed more room than the single bedroom condo we could afford in the city. Six months later and we’re really happy with our new home although suburban life is quite different. One of the ways that suburban life is different is the increased amount of solicitation. We’ve had numerous folks knock on our door to sale their wares or services.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
blog.ucsusa.org | Jacob Carter
This blog post was co-authored by Martha Kinsella, former senior counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. It was originally published in the blog STAT on November 10, 2023. By Jacob Carter and Martha Kinsella In late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey brought Texas rain that just wouldn’t stop. After four torrential days, 75 people had died, and Houston — America’s largest city — was deep under water.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
blog.ucsusa.org | Jacob Carter
One of the first analyses UCS undertook in 2021 was an effort to understand how many federal scientists had left without being replaced during the Trump administration. While not all agencies were equally impacted, the results indicated a steep decline in capacity at some key agencies. As the graph below shows, the EPA lost nearly 700 scientists during the Trump administration’s four years in office. The Fish and Wildlife Service lost more than 200 scientists.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
everand.com | Jacob Carter
One of the first analyses UCS undertook in 2021 was an effort to understand how many federal scientists had left without being replaced during the Trump administration. While not all agencies were equally impacted, the results indicated a steep decline in capacity at some key agencies. As the graph below shows, the EPA lost nearly 700 scientists during the Trump administration’s four years in office. The Fish and Wildlife Service lost more than 200 scientists.
