Report: Safeguarding Science in State Agencies

At state and local agencies across the country, scientific research is vulnerable to manipulation and suppression by political officials, according to a report released last week by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The report, Safeguarding Science in State Agencies, finds that states lack policies and laws necessary to safeguard science at government agencies from manipulation and politicization, and makes recommendations for reform. Read the press release summarizing key findings and policy recommendations from the report here.

Also cited in the Brennan report is recent research from Gillian K. SteelFisher et al., titled Trust in US Federal, State, and Local Public Health Agencies During COVID-19: Responses and Policy Implications that was featured in Health Affairs. Read Safeguarding Science in State Agencies here.