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EPA Releases New Scientific Integrity Policy
The new policy will ensure and promote strong scientific integrity at the agency.
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Jacob Carter
On Coping with Outrage Fatigue
Late last month, Scientific American published an article titled Outrage Fatigue Is Real.
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Kathleen Rest
How an Attack on Science is Connected to Trump’s Criticism of California’s Wildfire Management
Wildfires are ravaging the greater Los Angeles area in California.
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Jacob Carter
In the Next Pandemic, We Need Better than RFK Jr.
The unfitness of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services response to a pandemic should be high on the list of reasons…
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Liz Borkowski
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Hopes, Dreams, and Resolutions for 2025
This blog was originally published on “Confined Space” - a newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues.
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Kathleen Rest

December 2024

Louisiana Health Department Leaders Censor Public Health Experts
I like to talk… especially about science, public health, public policy, social justice, and community engagement.
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Kathleen Rest
Happy Holidays and Some Updates
Hello SciLight community!
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Jacob Carter
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Andrew A Rosenberg
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Kathleen Rest
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Three Ways a Government Shutdown Will Impact Science
The federal government will shut down on 12/21/2024 if Congress is not able to pass a spending bill, and that looks increasingly likely thanks to…
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Jacob Carter
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Scientific Integrity is Not a Partisan Issue
That National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the nation, awarding more than $40 billion per year.
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Trump is Quickly Filling Science Appointments at HHS with Anti-Vaxxers
Their views on vaccines are dangerous to public health
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Jacob Carter
Tis the Season for Appreciation and Gifts
This blog was originally published on “Confined Space” - a newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues.
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Kathleen Rest
The Gifts of Science
Tis the season.
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Kathleen Rest
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