Science & Democracy Resources

UCS's 2013 report, Grading Government Transparency, looks at policies governing scientists' communications through traditional and social media at 17 federal agencies.

In this 2013 study, the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists looks at the climate-related statements and policy positions of 14 industry trade groups, finding a wide range of views and behaviors.

The U.S. response to the SARS epidemic of 2002-03 is a good example of the partnership between science and democracy working effectively.

This is the first in the Lewis M. Branscomb Science Democracy Forum series. It set out to identify and advocate for ways to improve access to governmental scientific information.

Representations of climate science on Fox News Channel and in the Wall Street Journal opinion pages are overwhelmingly misleading

Science and democracy have been inseparable since our nation was born. Here are some of the highlights of their paired story.

When corporations use their influence to obscure science and block effective climate policy, the public loses.

As Congress decides the influence that pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies should have over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), industry spends big.

The FDA has gone far toward restoring confidence among agency scientists since 2006, but some issues persist.

Corporate influence is a key driver of the political interference that obstructs, distorts and suppresses federal science.

Undue influence by special interests and public officials routinely inhibits the ability of inspectors to protect our food supply.

FDA scientists have called public attention to systemic political interference in the approval of medical devices.