Advancing the Scientific Integrity Act

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) advocates for the Scientific Integrity Act to codify protections for federal science, citing a significant increase in 'attacks on science' and the undermining of previous integrity policies by the second Trump administration.

• The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has documented a substantial number of attacks on federal science, recording 326 incidents between 2001 and 2024, and an additional 574 attacks from January 2025 to June 2026.
• Tactics used to undermine scientific integrity include the selective editing of data or public documents, restricting the communication of scientists, reducing staff capacity, limiting funding, and appointing individuals with conflicts of interest or lack of qualifications to science advisory committees.
• The second Trump administration is described as having undermined independent science through a presidential memorandum that reversed previous progress and actions intended to 'restore' 'gold standard' science, which the document claims threaten to limit the studies agencies can use for policy decisions.
• The proposed Scientific Integrity Act (H.R. 1106/S. 4545) would require federal agencies that direct or fund public science to maintain clear scientific integrity principles and ensure that policy is determined by science without interference from ideology, politics, or financial conflicts of interest.
• Protecting scientific integrity is presented as essential for economic innovation, national security during emergencies, and equitable decisionmaking, particularly for underserved communities facing cumulative environmental and health impacts in a warming climate.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2026). Advancing the Scientific Integrity Act. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/Advancing%20the%20Scientific%20Integrity%20Act_2026.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Advancing the Scientific Integrity Act. 2026. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/Advancing%20the%20Scientific%20Integrity%20Act_2026.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2026advancing, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Advancing the Scientific Integrity Act}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/Advancing%20the%20Scientific%20Integrity%20Act_2026.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }