UCS | Scientific Integrity News archives 'attack on science' < 2008

I came across an interesting archive put together by the Union of Concerned Scientists it's a sampling of media coverage of political interference in science, such as shutting down EPA libraries, censoring any number of scientists and studies/reports, and so on.

It's good information to have on hand next time some contrarian tries feeding you Dr. Lindzen's canard that scientist who disagree with the AGW consensus are too afraid to speak out.  It's actually the other way around.  

In keeping with my mission here at WUWTW to examine and expose the ways of climate science denialists and other contrarians for profit I'm mirroring UCS's list.  Sadly it is a bit outdated {If anyone knows of another more recent collection of such information please share.}.  Still being familiar with the historical record of this past decade is important and it speak for itself.  

Here's your quick'n dirty UCS collection of reports on the Republican/Libertarian war on science.

Scientific Integrity News Archives

Union of Concerned Scientists

http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/si-news-archives.html

This archive has a sampling of the media coverage of political interference in science since UCS released its first scientific integrity report in 2004. The coverage is organized into issues; articles that address the misuse of science in general, or were not easily categorized, are represented in "Other Scientific Integrity News."

For the most recent news, click here.

Examine articles on specific issues:

Editing of CDC Director's Testimony
Censorship of Surgerons GeneralScience Idol: The Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest
Scientific Review at USGS
Interference with Endangered Species Science
EPA Library Closures
UCS Survey of FDA Scientists
Science and the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Censorship of NASA Climate Scientist James HansenEPA's Rule on Particulate Matter (PM)Global Warming/Climate Change Science
Toxic Mercury Pollution Control Standards Plan B Emergency Contraception and the FDASusan Wood Resigns from the FDAThe Florida Panther and Endangered SpeciesForest Service Whistleblower FiredUCS Survey of USFWS Scientists
NOAA Fisheries Scientists SurveyBLM Cattle DecisionAAAS 2005 Annual Meeting Discussion CoverageOther Scientific Integrity News
Original coverage of the scientists' statement and UCS report on the abuse of science by the Bush administration

Editing of CDC Director's Testimony

• Sept 12: "CDC director cites agency 'brain gain'" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Oct 25: "Climate Change Testimony Was Edited by White House" (New York Times)
• Oct 25: "Sen. Boxer Seeks Answers On Redacted Testimony" (Washington Post)
• Oct 24: "CDC director denies she was censored on climate report" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Oct 23: "White House Edits CDC Climate Testimony" (ABC News)

Censorship of Surgerons General

At a July 2007 hearing of a House panel, three former Surgeons General testified about censorship of scientific reports and interference in their work.

• Aug 16: "Democrats seek to shield top health official from political pressure" (Government Executive)
• July 31: "2 distinct diagnoses on world health" (Los Angeles Times)
• July 29: "Bush Aide Blocked Report" (Washington Post)

Science Idol: The Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest (2007)

• July 31: "'Truth' Cartoon Wins Scientists Group's Contest" (NPR)
• July 30: "Oregon Resident Wins 'Science Idol' Cartoon Contest" (Editor & Publisher)
• July 29: "Eugene cartoonist wins a trip to D.C. and lunch with his idol" (Oregon Register-Guard)
• July 15: "Online vote could earn editorial cartoonist title of 'Science Idol'" (Oregon Register-Guard)

Scientific Review at USGS
In December of 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey released new rules that may hinder the ability of agency scientists to publish their work.

• "USGS to review scientists' studies prior to publication" (Rocky Mountain News)
• "U.S. Scientists Reject Interference" (BBC News) 
• "USGS Scientists Object To Stricter Review Rules" (Washington Post)
• "USGS scientists worry about being muzzled" (MSNBC)

Interference with Endangered Species Science (2006)

• Dec 13: "Interior Department disregarding science in decisions" (Denver Post)
• Nov 9: "Endangered Species" (Missoula Independent)
• Nov 4: "Backlog puts imperilled species on 'death row'" (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• Nov 2: "Official changed or ignored data on species, activists say" (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Nov 1: "Research cited in species decision" (Rocky Mountain News)
• Oct 31: "Wildlife groups decry 'political' move" (Rocky Mountain News)
• Oct 30: "Interior aide bars grouse's protection" (Denver Post)
• Oct 30: "Protection of species criticized" (Contra Costa Times)
• Oct 30: "Bush Appointee Said to Reject Advice on Endangered Species"(Washington Post)

EPA Library Closures (2006-2007)
In the fall of 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency began closing several major libraries. Scientists within the agency feared losing this information will affect their ability to carry out scientific research.

• Feb 1: "Why are EPA Libraries Closing?" (In These Times)
• Dec 18: "EPA Library Shutdown May Lead to Showdown" (U.S. News & World Report)
• Dec 10: "In Quiet War On Information, Federal Libraries Go Dark" (Hartford Courant)
• Dec 8: "Keep the E.P.A. Libraries Open" (Op-Ed in New York Times)
• Dec 8: "Closure of 6 federal libraries angers scientists" (Los Angeles Times)
• Dec 6: "Bush White House blocks information to EPA libraries" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• Dec 1: "Shutdown of EPA libraries worries scientists, advocates" (San Jose Mercury News)
• Dec 1: "As EPA libraries go digital, public access suffers" (Christian Science Monitor)
• Dec 1: "Shutting KCK EPA library spells trouble to some" (Kansas City Star)
• Nov 20: "Save the earth's libraries" (Boston Globe editorial)

UCS Survey of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Scientists
In July of 2006 UCS released a survey of nearly 1,000 scientists at FDA.

• Aug 8: "The FDA and Emergency Contraception" (Philadelphia Inquirereditorial)
• Aug 2: "Senators Prod FDA Nominee On Politicization of Agency"(Washington Post)
• Aug 1: "Analysis: Plan B stalls FDA confirmation" (United Press International)
• July 22: "Scientific integrity under a microscope" (Miami Herald)
• July 21: "Criticism of FDA resurfaces in survey of agency scientists" (Baltimore Sun)*
• July 21: "Survey says scientists feel pressured, which FDA denies" (Newark Star-Ledger)
• July 21: "FDA scientists blast agency's priorities" (San Francisco Chronicle)
• July 21: "Survey gives voice to FDA complaints" (Kansas City Star)
• July 21: "Scientists at FDA tell of outside pressures" (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• July 21: "Some FDA scientists claim interference" (Reuters)
  
  

Science and the Endangered Species Act (ESA)In 2006, legislation moved through Congress that would have undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act. More than 5,000 biologists signed a letter to fend off this legislation.

• March 27: "Changes seek balance to species act: Some say Allard bill dilutes protections" (Fort Collins Coloradoan)
• March 18: "Scientists show support for wildlife act" (Bradenton Herald)
• March 17: "We can't afford to weaken the Endangered Species Act" (Op Ed in the South Bend Tribune)
• March 14: "Biologists Urge Senate to Strengthen, Not Trash, Endangered Species Act" (The Environmental Magazine)
• March 13: "Scientists oppose altering species act" (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
• March 11: "Evangelicals, Scientists, Environmentalists Fight for Endangered Species Act" (Christian Post) 
• March 8: "Hidden ties: Big environmental changes backed by big industry" (Environmental Science & Technology)

The Associated Press article in response to the letter from biologists to the U.S. Senate concerning science in the Endangered Species Act appeared in:

• San Jose Mercury News (CA)*
• Contra Costa Times (CA)
• Monterey County Herald (CA)
• North County Times (CA)
• San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
• San Luis Obispo Tribune (CA)
• SiliconValley.com (CA)
• Bradenton Herald (FL)
• Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)
• Macon Telegraph (GA)
• Belleville News-Democrat (IL)
• Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (IN)
• Fort Wayne News Sentinel (IN)
• The Wichita Eagle (KS)
• Olberlin Times (KS)
• Duluth News Tribune (MN)
• St. Paul Pioneer Press  (MN)
• Kansas City Star (MO)
• Biloxi Sun Herald (MS)
• Herald News Daily (ND)
• Brocktown News (NV)
• Centre Daily Times (PA)
• PhillyBurbs.com (PA)
• Myrtle Beach Sun News (SC)
• The State (SC)
• Fort Worth Star Telegram  (TX)
• The Kindred Times (UT)
• Jackson News-Tribune (WY)
• ABC News
• CBS News
• MSNBC
• Forbes
• Washington Post (DC)

Censorship of NASA Climate Scientist James Hansen

In January 2006, James Hansen went public about beening muzzled for speaking publicly about the effects of climate change.

Original New York Times article: "Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him" *

• "No Gags on Science" (Boston Globe editorial)*
• "The Politics of Science" (Washington Post editorial)*
• "Stop Muzzling Experts" (Philadelphia Inquirer editorial)
• "Rewriting the Science" (60 Minutes)
• "Scientists Commend NASA's Progress on Communications" (New York Times)*
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EPA's Rule on Particulate Matter (PM)

In 2006 the EPA ignored the recommendations of agency scientists and proposed air quality standards that do not adequately protect public health.

• "More politicized science at the EPA" (Los Angeles Times editorial)
• "Science Ignored, Again" (New York Times editorial)
• "EPA Advisors Unhappy Over Air Particulates Decision" (Cox News Service)
• "Dark Science" (San Francisco Chronicle editorial)
• "EPA Panel Advises Agency Chief to Think Again" (Los Angeles Times)
• "EPA, Advisers Differ on Fine-Particulate Regulation" (National Public Radio)

Global Warming/Climate Change Science (2005)

Original Article: "Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming" (New York Times)*

Editorials responding to the article:

• "A (White) House Party for Lobbyists" (New York Times)*
• "Climate Change: Spinning Global Science" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)*
• "Spinning Science" (Austin American-Statesman - TX)*
• "Cooking the Reports on Global Warming" (Roanoke Times, VA)*
• "More Blurring of Line Between Fact, Politics" (The Republican - MA)
• "Low-Ball Warming: There should be a special circle in hell for people who mess with scientific data" (The American Prospect) 

Articles addressing this issue appeared in the following publications:

• New York Times
• USA Today
• Boston Globe
• San Francisco Chronicle
• National Public Radio
• Brandenton Herald (FL)
• Long Island Press

In addition, there have been several press reports about Republican in-fighting on political interference in climate change science.  In response to an inquiry by Rep. Barton (R-TX) investigating climate scientists, Rep. Boehlert (R-NY) rebuked the inquiry and political interference in science.  The story was covered on July 18th by:

• USA Today: "Global Warming has the House hot under the collar"
• New York Times: "Two GOP Lawmakers Spar Over Climate Study" *
• Washington Times: "Congressmen clash over climate study"
• Washington Post: "GOP Chairmen Face Off on Global Warming"

The Washington Post article also appeared in:

• San Francisco Chronicle
• Seattle Times
• Boston Globe
• Concord Monitor (NH)

Toxic Mercury Pollution Control Standards (2005)

• Sept 9: "Some in Senate Seek to Change Mercury Rule" (New York Times)*
• March 22: "New EPA Mercury Rule Omits Conflicting Data" (Washington Post)*
• March 23: "Editorial: Squashed science" (Sacramento Bee)
• March 21: "Stephen Johnson's Main Task" (New York Times)* 
• March 8: "EPA Distorts Mercury Analysis, GAO Says" (Washington Post)*
• Feb 7: "On Mercury Issue, EPA a Sellout" (Atlantic Journal Constitution)
• Feb 4: "EPA Inspector Finds Mercury Proposal Tainted" (Washington Post)*
• Nov 7: "EPA Director Hangs Back on Ordering Mercury Studies" (LA Times)*

 Susan Wood Resigns from the FDA (2005)

• Susan Wood Interview (Diane Rehm Show)
• The Birmingham News (AL)
• San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
• San Mateo Daily Journal (CA)
• San Luis Obispo Tribune (CA)
• San Diego Union Tribune (CA)
• The Monterey Herald (CA)
• The World Peace Herald (DC)
• The Miami Herald (FL)
• The Macon Telegraph (GA)
• Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (IN)
• The Indianapolis Star (IN)
• The Lexington Herald Leader (KY)
• The Sun Herald (MI)
• Duluth News Tribune (MN)
• The Pioneer Press (MN)
• Kansas City Star (MO)
• The St. Louis Obispo Tribune (MO)
• The Billings Gazette (MT)
• Winston-Salem Journal (NC)
• The Charlotte Observer (NC)
• The Grand Forks Herald (ND)
• The North Jersey (NJ)
• Albuquerque Tribune (NM)
• The New York Times (NY)*
• The News Standard (NY)
• The New York Sun (NY)
• Daily News Central (NV)
• Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
• Toledo Blade (OH)
• The Oxford Press (OH)
• The Norman Transcript (OK)
• The Register-Guard (OR)
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
• Centre Daily Times (PA)
• The Wilkes Barre Times Leader (PA)
• Myrtle Beach Sun News (SC)
• Luftkin Daily News (TX)
• The Fort Worth Star Telegram (TX)
• The Roanoke Times (VA)
• The Barre Montpellier Times Argus (VA)
• The Seattle Times (WA)
• The Seattle Post Intelligencer (WA)
• The News Tribune (WA)
• The Capital Times (WI)
• USA Today

Plan B Emergency Contraception and the FDA (2005)

• Nov 16: "Plan B Aborted from the Start" (Chicago Sun Times)*
• Nov 1: "Helping Teenagers Make Choices: Error of Omission" (San Franciscan Chronicle)
• Sept 22: "FDA is the next frontier" (Cincinnati Post)
• June 15: "FDA Nomination is Sent to Floor" (Washington Post)
• May 12: "Memo May Have Swayed Plan B Ruling" (Washington Post)
• April 8: "Family Planning: Pushing hard for Plan B" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• April 7: "Contraception Debate Delays Nominaton of FDA Chief" (Washington Post)*
• Dec 16: "Strong majority of FDA scientists feel agency does poor job of monitoring drugs on market" (The Union Tribune)
• Dec 16: "Many FDA Scientists Had Drug Concerns, 2002 Survey Shows"(Washington Post)

The Florida Panther and Endangered Species (2005)

• June 28: "Lawsuit seeks to defend habitat" (The News-Press, FL)
• May 27: "Government Shirked its Duty to Wild Fish, A Judge Rules" (The New York Times)
• May 24: "New Rule on Endangered Species in the Southwest" (The New York Times)
• March 10: "Business over Biology" (Tucson Weekly)
• March 8: "Panther Advocate Fights to Get Job Back" (The Washington Post)*

Forest Service Whistleblower Fired (October 2005)

• Arizona Daily Sun 
• New Mexican
• Casper Star Tribune
• Jackson Hole Star Tribune
• Billings Gazette

USFWS Scientist Survey ( February 2005)

Several newspapers reported on the survey of USFWS scientists released by UCS on February 9, including:

• USA Today: "Survey: Science, Politics at Odds"
• San Francisco Chronicle: "Wildlife Scientists Feeling Heat"*
• Atlanta Journal Constitution: "Mix of Politics, Science Decried"*
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Scientists Say They've Been Told to Withhold Species Findings"
• Casper Star-Tribune (WY): "Survey: Scientists Told to Alter Findings"                              
• Grist Magazine: "Why do Fish & Wildlife Scientists Hate America?"

NOAA Fisheries Scientists Survey (2005)

The UCS survey of NOAA scientists released on June 26, was reported in the Associated Press ("NOAA Scientists Say Reports Altered") and picked up by dozens of newspapers including:

• Miami Herald 
• Billings Gazette (MT)
• Kansas City Star
• Macon Telegraph (GA)
• Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA)      
• The Wichita Eagle 
• Monterey County Herald
• Bradenton Herald (FL)
• Pioneer Press (MN)
• Myrtle Beach Sun News (SC)
• Fort Worth Star Telegram (TX)
• Duluth News Tribune (MN)
• San Luis Obispo Tribune (CA)
• Charlotte Observer
• Grand Forks Herald (ND)
• Biloxi Sun Herald (MS)
• Centre Daily Times (PA)
• Phillyburbs.com (PA)
• Kentucky.com
• RedOrbit.com (TX)
• The New Standard

BLM Cattle Decision (June 2005)

• "Faked Grazing Report Should Outrage Republicans" (Santa Fe New Mexican)*
• "Battle brewing over BLM's new grazing rules" (Deseret News, UT)
• "Report on grazing gets the full Bush administration treatment" (Fresno Bee)
• "Cattle Grazing Study Tramples on the Truth" (LA Times)*
• "Scientists criticize BLM for altering land study conclusions" (Greenwire)
• "New BLM Grazing Rules Released" (Albuquerque Journal)*

AAAS Annual Meeting Discussion (2005)A report on the discussion of political interference in science at the annual meeting of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science in February 2005 appeared in the following publications:

• ABC News
• Arizona Daily Sun
• Barre Montpelier Times Argus (VT)
• Coos Bay World (OR)*
• Corvallis Gazette Times (OR)
• The Daily Herald (UT)
• MSNBC
• Nashua Telegraph (NH)*
• North County Times (CA)
• Oak Ridger (TN)*
• San Diego Union Tribune
• San Francisco Chronicle
• USA Today

Other Scientific Integrity NewsSome of the better issue-specific or general scientific integrity stories between 2004-2006:

2006

• Dec 15: "Gore urges scientists to fight politics" (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
• Dec 14: "Al Gore urges scientists to speak out" (MSNBC)
• Dec14: "Gore implores scientists to raise alarms" (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Dec12: "Scientists debate censorship of data" (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
• Dec 12: "More politicized science at the EPA" (Los Angeles Times editorial)
• Dec 11: "Muzzling Those Pesky Scientists" (New York Times editorial)
• Dec 11: "Climate scientist says 'Kyoto' barred" (Rocky Mountain News) 
• Dec 8: "Greater Role for Nonscientists in E.P.A. Pollution Decisions" (NY Times)
• Nov 17: "Bush Choice for Family-Planning Post Criticized" (Washington Post)
• Nov 14: "Learning from Vioxx" (Boston Globe editorial)
• Nov 13: "Back to Science at the FDA" (Op-Ed by Susan Wood in Boston Globe)
• Nov 2: "Investigations begin into whether Bush administration muzzled climate research" (USA Today)
• Oct 10: "Report Faults FDA on Drug Safety" (Washington Post)
• Aug 25: "E.P.A. Whistle-Blower Says U.S. Hid 9/11 Dust Danger" (New York Times)
• Aug 24: "Evolution Major Vanishes from Approved Federal List" (New York Times)
• Aug 1: "Unions Say E.P.A. Bends to Political Pressure" (New York Times)
• July 24: "Rules Planned for Industry Ties on F.D.A. Boards" (New York Times)
• July 22: "NASA's Goals Delete Mention of Home Planet" (New York Times)
• July 22: "Politics joins scientists at AIDS meeting" (Toronto Star)
• July 19: "Lawmaker alleges FDA, Merck collaborated" (USA Today)
• July 2: "What's Wrong with Money in Science" (Op Ed in Washington Post)
• June 27: "Study Cites Marked Drop In FDA's Warning Letters" (Washington Post)
• June 24: "Rules Planned for Industry Ties on F.D.A. Boards" (New York Times)
• June 13: "EPA Rule Loosened After Oil Chief's Letter to Rove" (Los Angeles Times)
• June 10: "Wesley Clark touts science at YearlyKos" (Las Vegas Sun)
• June 3: "A Fishy Policy: The Bush administration's big chill on speech isn't limited to global warming" (Washington Post editorial)
• June 1: "The American War On Science" (Seed Magazine editorial)
• June 1: "Groups Challenge EPA's 'Industry friendly' Pesticide Rules"(Baltimore Chronicle)
• May 31: "Blow the Whistle, Loudly" (New York Times Editorial)
• May 31: "Questions About Salmon Are Directed Upstream" (Washington Post)
• May 26: "EPA workers blast agency's rulings" (The Oregonian)
• May 26: "Bloomberg Criticizes Faith-based Science" (New York Sun)
• May 24: "Americans Growing Less Confident In FDA's Job on Safety, Poll Shows" (Wall Street Journal)
• May 19: "When eyes remain wide shut on abstinence" (Op Ed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution)*
• May 19: "Don't take the bait on Northwest salmon" (Op Ed in Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
• May 13: "Ideology Only" (New York Times editorial)
• May 12: "FDA chief's secret 'Plan B' meeting" (Newsday)
• May 11: "STD panel's change stirs questions" (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• May 5: "Sex, Science, and Static: Pro-abstinence politics meddles with a CDC conference." (Slate Magazine)
• May 3: "Sound science' isn't just a catch phrase - it's a real persuader" (San Jose Mercury News)
• May 2: "Inspector general criticizes EPA's mercury emissions plan" (The State, SC)
• April 25: "FDA Fails to Ease the Pain" (Nashville Tennesean editorial)
• April 24: "FDA faces more questions on Plan B" (Newsday)
• April 23: "Legislating Integrity: A small attempt to prevent political misuse of science" (Scientific American)
• April 23: "In the Bush administration, the spin doctors spit on science" (The Oregonian)
• April 22: "The Politics of Pot" (New York Times editorial)*
• April 21: "The Worst President in History?" (Rolling Stone Magazine)
• April 21: "F.D.A. Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana" (New York Times)
• April 21: "Bush's pollution of science threatens our future" (Op Ed by Rep. Ed Markey in the Baltimore Sun)
• April 18: "More foe than friend of clean air" (Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial)
• April 17: "Science-for-hire hazardous to health" (Op Ed by David Michaels in the Baltimore Sun)
• April 16: "Scientists say they're being gagged by Bush White House monitors their media contacts" (San Francisco Chronicle)
• April 14: "EPA plan would give political officials more say over air-quality standards" (Grist Magazine)
• April 6: "Climate Researchers Feeling Heat From White House"(Washington Post)
• April 6: "The New Lies about Women's Health" (Glamour)
• March 31: "NASA Sets New Rules On Media" (Washington Post)
• March 19: "Rewriting the Science" (60 Minutes)
• March 14: "Scientists Commend NASA's Progress on Communications"(New York Times)
• March 13: "Political Science: The Bush Administration's war on the laboratory" (Michael Specter in the New Yorker)
• March 10: "Scholarly Values vs. Sound Science" (South Flordia Sun-Sentinel)*
• March 2: "White House Spin Reaches Science Research" (Christian Science Monitor)
• March 2: "Hiding Scientific Findings is Unfair to Public" (Op Ed by Michael Pace and Gene Likens in Poughkeepsie Journal)
• March 1: "When Politics Defeats Science" (Op Ed by Dr. Susan Wood in theWashington Post)
• Feb 26: "Scientists See Clean Air Decision as Latest Snub" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
• Feb 26: "Bush Science Push Fails to Transform Critics" (National Public Radio)
• Feb 20: "Bush Administration's Science Policy Comes Under Attack at Conference" (Chronicle of Higher Education)*
• Febr 19: "At Scientific Gathering, U.S. Policies are Lamented" (New York Times)
• Feb 13: "The Political Science Test" (Time Magazine)*
• Feb 10: "Learning Science from President Bush" (Dr. David Suzuki)
• Jan 3: "The Science Blacklist" (BBC News)

2005

• Dec 21: "Proposed Standards for Air Quality Criticized" (Washington Post)
• Dec 9: "New Nobel Laureates Speak Out" (USA Today)
• Dec 6: "Suit Decries New Secrecy in Government" (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Dec 4: "Federal Bill Seeks to Shield Bureau from Public Review" (Boston Globe)
• Dec 3: "Report Accuses EPA of Slanting Analysis" (Washington Post)
• Nov 30: "Zeroing Out the Messenger: Center for Salmon Survival Eliminated" (Washington Post)
• Nov 14: "FDA's Rejection of Contraceptive Is Questioned" (New York Times)
• Oct 21: "The National Parks Under Siege" (New York Times)
• Oct 19: "Interior Biologists Told to Fundraise" (PEER Press Release)
• Oct 4: "Toxic Waters make New Orleans Unsafe" (Independent News and Media UK)
• Sept 29: "Bush Administration Polluting the EPA" (San Jose Mercury News)
• Sept 28: "Species Act co-author searches for Republican to topple Pombo" (Lodi News-Sentinel) *
• Sept 22: "Investing in Tomorrow" (U.S. News and World Report)
• Sept 15: "Chris Mooney on the Republican War on Science" (National Public Radio)
• Sept 14: "The Know Nothings" (Salon) *
• Sept 13: "Inept Response to Hurricane Katrina" (New York Times)
• Sept 12:"F.D.A. had Report of Short Circuit in Heart Devices" (New York Times)
• June 22: "9/11 Response Hurting Science, ACLU Says" (Washington Post)
• May 23: "Bush says new EPA chief will put science at the heart of environmental policy" (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• April 5: "An Academic Question"  (New York Times)
• March 2: "Proposed Selenium Standard Under Attack" (Environmental Science and Technology)
• Feb 17: "Politically Reviewed Science" (SF Chronicle)
• Feb 16: "Request to Edit Title of Talks on Gays, Suicide Stirs Ire" (Washington Post)
• Jan 6: "Political Science" (MSNBC News)

2004

• Dec 22: "Selling the Forest for the Trees: In a gift to timber industry patrons, the Bush administration is thinning national forests and cutting down government scientists who stand in the way" (Salon.com)
• Nov 30: "U.S. Rules Out Dam Removal to Aid Salmon" (New York Times)
• Nov 18: "Scientists Say Advisory Panels Politicized" (National Public Radio)
• Nov 2004: "An Unprecedented Assault" (Johns Hopkins Magazine)
• Oct 2: "Rewrite softens report on risks to fish" (Sacremento Bee)*
• Oct 27: "Expert: Bush Hides Global Warming Evidence" (New York Times)
• Sept 24: "Science, not politics" (Nature Medicine)*
• Sept 16: "Double Blind Test: the two main presidential candidates go head-to-head over the Petri dish" (The Economist) 
• Sept 15: "Manipulation of Science: Bush administration stands accused of distorting science" (Nature Magazine)*
• Sept 14: "Junking Science" (editorial, New York Times)
• Aug 14: "Science v. Bush: A Heated Collision" (Associated Press article inUSA Today and others)

Original Coverage

The scientists' statement on scientific integrity, released in February 2004 along with a UCS report on the unprecedented level of abuse of science, recieved a significant amount of attention. Many articles were published at that time, including:

Scientists Accuse White House of Distorting Facts (The New York Times)

Scientists Accuse White House of Distortion (National Public Radio)

Bush's Changes to Advisory Process Draw Scientists' Ire (USA Today)