Open letter to Congress
The time is coming when the members of, first the House, and then potentially the Senate will have to take the most important votes of their lives...
Trump administration’s war on science has hit ‘crisis point’, experts warn
Governor Whitman joins a nonpartisan task force of former government officials to denounce the Trump administration's treatment of science.
For Scientific Integrity in Government, Fix Political Appointments Process
Writer Viola Gienger highlights Governor Whitman's work in bipartisan task force which found that many senior U.S. officials over the past three presidential administrations subsumed scientific integrity to their political or personal interests.
Under Trump, the integrity of government research is in shambles
Regardless of President Trump’s fate in the impeachment inquiry, his presidency has exposed serious fissures in our system of government that require repair — especially when it comes to the integrity of government research.
Bipartisan Report Says Trump’s Abuse Has Pushed Federal Science to a ‘Crisis’
All presidents over the past two decades have nudged science to support their policies, but a report out of N.Y.U. said the Trump administration has driven federal science to a “crisis point.”
The Value of More Women on Board
Our study shows that shattering the glass ceiling preserves blue skies: A company with greater gender diversity among its directors is less likely to commit environmental violations, helping the firm avoid costly litigation and preserving shareholder wealth.
4th of July
All right, we can all relax now, the President did not hijack the 4th of July. It’s too big a celebration of our Nation’s founding, with too many events in cities and towns across the nation, for any one person to dominate. Sorry, Donald...
Stuck in the Middle
These warnings from our founding fathers should be a clarion call to us today. Our parties have drifted so far apart that reason seems to have completely disappeared. There is no more stark example of this dangerous gap than the situation we now see on our border and the handling of asylum-seeking families and children...
Former EPA leaders question agency’s direction under Trump
“Under the current administration, the EPA is retreating from its historic mission,” says one former Republican EPA chief, who is among four scheduled to testify Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
Something needs to be done (and it falls to the Congress to do it)
I have not been one to call for the impeachment of the President but given his increasingly erratic behavior however, something needs to be done and it falls to the Congress to do it...