314 Action Slams Trump Administration for Ramping Up Attacks on Scientific Studies

Philadelphia — As the public and scientific community focus their attention on the response to COVID-19, the Trump administration is continuing its assault on science by proposing to expand restrictions on scientific research at the Environmental Protection Agency and seeking to bury what it sees as unfavorable data on climate change and air pollution. According […]

314 Action Fund Endorses Dr. Barbara Bollier for U.S. Senate in Kansas

Philadelphia — Today, 314 Action Fund endorsed STEM candidate Dr. Barbara Bollier for the U.S. Senate seat in Kansas. If elected, Barbara would be the first female medical doctor elected to the U.S. Senate. Barbara currently serves in the Kansas State Senate representing the 7th District. She previously served in the Kansas State House of […]

An Ocean Engineer and a Nuclear Physicist Walk Into Congress …

By Maggie Astor MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — From a couch on the back deck of a dockside restaurant, the Beatles playing in the background and a breeze blowing off the water, Joe Cunningham gestured to Shem Creek. “This could be the reality here, of oil rigs and oil spills off the beach,” Mr. Cunningham said. “An […]

The US just sent 10 new scientists to Congress, including an ocean expert, a nurse, and a biochemist. Here’s the full list.

The US just sent 10 new scientists to Congress, including an ocean expert, a nurse, and a biochemist. Here’s the full list.

Despite a government shutdown, the 116th Congress is now underway in Washington. A record number of women are in the ranks — 127, according to Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics. They include the first Muslim women, the first Somali-American, and the first Native American women. There are more scientists too. Last November, 10 new science-credentialed candidates were […]

Thanks to Trump, Scientists are going to run for office

For American science, the next four years look to be challenging. The newly inaugurated President Trump, and many of his Cabinet picks, have repeatedly cast doubt upon the reality of human-made climate change, questioned the repeatedly proven safety of vaccines. Since the inauguration, the administration has already frozen grants and contracts by the Environmental Protection Agency and gagged researchers at […]