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Editing of CDC Director's Testimony

• Sept 12: "CDC director cites agency 'brain gain'" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• 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

• 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)

Interference with Endangered Species Science (2006-2007)
Over the last two years there have been dozens of cases of political interference in the science behind the Endangered Species Act.

2007

• July 25: "Did Cheney interfere with Endangered Species Act?" (Christian Science Monitor)
• July 24: "Endangered species rulings under review" (AP in USA Today)
• July 10: "Interior's Incomplete Ethics Policy" (New York Times editorial)
• July 5: "Critics say species list is endangered" (Los Angeles Times)
• June 28: "Dems: Investigate Cheney for role in salmon die-off" (Seattle Times)
• June 27: "Leaving No Tracks" (Washington Post)
• June 14: "Only Wild Fish Matter in 'Endangered' Count, Judge Rules" (New York Times)
• May 17: "Delisting of eagles could be unlawful" (The Arizona Republic) 
• May 2: "Interior Dept. Official Facing Scrutiny Resigns" (Washington Post)
• April 30: "Spotted Owl: Stick with science"  (Seattle Post-Intetelligencer editorial)
• March 31: "Extinct Sense" (Washington Post Editorial)
• March 30: "Report Faults Interior Appointee" (Washington Post)
• March 29: "Report Says Interior Official Overrode Work of Scientists" (New York Times)
• March 27: "Inside the secretive plan to gut the Endangered Species Act" (Salon)
• March 13: "FWS memo makes polar bears a taboo topic" (Federal Times)
• March 11: "The censorship of science undermines democracy" (Op Ed by UCS's Francesca Grifo in the Salem Statesman Journal)

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)

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Atmosphere of Pressure and related House hearing
In January of 2007, UCS released a report about political interference in the work of federal climate science. UCS's Francesca Grifo testified before a House panel about the results of the report.  

• "Political Heat: Questions for Drew Shindell" (New York Times Magazine)
• "Muzzling of federal scientists must stop" (Op Ed by UCS Executive Director in Philadelphia Inquirer)
• "Lawmakers on Hill Seek Consensus on Warming" (Washington Post)
• "Has the White House interfered on global warming reports?" (Christian Science Monitor)
• "Scientists Criticize White House Stance on Climate Change Findings" (New York Times)*
• "House, Senate target climate change White House efforts to alter scientific reports draw rebuke" (San Francisco Chronicle)
• "Warming data allegedly manipulated" (Chicago Tribune)
• "U.S. Congress grapples with global warming and political pressure on scientists" (Canadian Press)
• "Scientists say Bush stifled data on climate" (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• "House Opens Hearing on Climate Research" (Wall Street Journal)*
• "White House climate documents sought" (Los Angeles Times)
• "Waxman’s Kyoto Strategy" (National Review)
• "US climate scientists pressured on climate change" (New Scientist)
• "US government meddles in climate science: report" (RxPG News)
• "Waxman: White House misled public on global warming" (Los Angeles Times)
• "Capitol Hill pledges climate-change laws" (Denver Post)
• "Scientists allege White House pressure" (Reuters)
• "Survey: Bush Advisers Interfered in Climate Reports" (U.S. News and World Report)
• "White House interfered in climate change report, lawmaker says" (Government Executive)

Television

• "Lawmakers hear of interference in global warming science" (CNN)
• "Katie: Getting Chills Over Climate Change" (CBS News)
• "Bush administration in hot seat over warming" (MSNBC)
• "Global Warming on Capitol Hill" (ABC Nightly News video)
• "Report alleges widespread political interference in climate science" (KOMO, Seattle, WA)
• "White House accused of climate change cover up" (KVUE) (Link directly to video)
• "Panel Hears Climate 'Spin' Allegations" (ABC News)

Radio

• "House probes global warming censorship" (American Public Media's Marketplace)
• "Climate Change Scientists, Officials Testify on Allegations of Administration Interference" (Voice of America)

Editorials