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2013 UCS Editorial Cartoon Contest Winner 2 Jul 2013 | 03:18 am

This is a brief biography of the winner of the 2013 UCS Editorial Cartoon Contest, Mark Hicks. His cartoon will grace the cover of the 2014 UCS Editorial Cartoon Calendar.

EPA Findings on Hydraulic Fracturing Deemed “Unsupportable” 21 Jun 2013 | 07:27 pm

When an EPA study concluding that hydraulic fracturing “poses little or no threat” to drinking water supplies was published in 2004,1 several EPA scientists challenged the study’s methodology and ques...

2013 Cartoon Contest Contestants: Cartoon All-Stars 11 Jun 2013 | 12:02 am

Welcome to the eighth annual scientific integrity cartoon contest! This year we're featuring a competition between an all-star lineup of cartoons from previous years.

Thank You for Voting 17 May 2013 | 10:34 pm

Thank you for voting for your favorite cartoon in Science Idol 2011!

Grading Government Transparency 15 Mar 2013 | 11:27 pm

Our 2013 report, Grading Government Transparency, looks at the policies governing scientists' communications through both traditional and social media at 17 federal agencies, evaluating the policies i...

Media Policies at Federal Agencies 15 Mar 2013 | 05:50 pm

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Scientific Integrity: Let Science Do Its Job 15 Mar 2013 | 04:56 pm

Science has played a pivotal role in the advancement of human civilization. But it can only do its job when it is independent and free from corporate and political interference.

Freedom to Speak? 15 Mar 2013 | 09:02 am

To assess the degree of freedom with which science is communicated at federal agencies, the Union of Concerned Scientists conducted an investigation of 15 federal regulatory and science agencies.

Federal Agency Scientific Integrity Policies 18 Dec 2012 | 03:40 am

Links to policies, policy drafts, or interim documents produced by federal agencies in response to the scientific integrity policy guidelines issued by the Obama administration in December 2010.

Federal Media Policy Survey Confirmation 13 Dec 2012 | 08:42 pm