All science & democracy resources
Report
Partisanship, Industry Influence, and the House Science Committee
Over the past decade, the House Science Committee has called more industry witnesses and fewer independent scientists to its hearings.
Activist Resource
Science, Democracy, and a Healthy Food POlicy
The 2014 Lewis M. Branscomb Forum brought together experts, advocates, and engaged community members to explore how science can help advance healthier food environments.
Report
The Post-Sandy Resilience of Hoboken, New Jersey
A long history of sidelining science took a turn for the better when Hoboken's leaders decided to take an evidence-based approach in responding to 2012's Hurricane Sandy.
Report
Tricks of the Trade
When trade groups work to block effective climate policy, we need to hold their member companies accountable. Current policies make this harder than it should be.
Report
Toward an Evidence-Based Fracking Debate
Communities need reliable information to make good decisions about hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and other unconventional oil and gas development technologies.
Case Study
Killer Cantaloupes
Food safety disasters like the Listeria outbreak of 2011 are more common than they should be.
Activist Resource
Science, Democracy, and Community Decisions on Fracking
The 2013 Lewis M. Branscomb Forum convened big thinkers from academia, industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and citizen groups to delve into some of the most complex challenges around fracking.
Report
Grading Government Transparency
UCS's 2013 report, Grading Government Transparency, looks at policies governing scientists' communications through traditional and social media at 17 federal agencies.
Report
Assessing Trade and Business Groups' Positions on Climate Change
In this 2013 study, the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists looks at the climate-related statements and policy positions of 14 industry trade groups, finding a wide range of views and behaviors.
Report
SARS: A Pandemic Prevented
The U.S. response to the SARS epidemic of 2002-03 is a good example of the partnership between science and democracy working effectively.
Activist Resource
Improving Access to Government Scientific Information
This is the first in the Lewis M. Branscomb Science Democracy Forum series. It set out to identify and advocate for ways to improve access to governmental scientific information.
Report
Got Science? Not at News Corporation
Representations of climate science on Fox News Channel and in the Wall Street Journal opinion pages are overwhelmingly misleading