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The “HONEST” Act, passed by the House this week, would restrict the nature of the research that can inform new regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency. Meanwhile, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt overrules the agency’s previous recommendation on chlorpyrifos. 

Officials at scientific societies and advocacy organizations urge lawmakers to push back against proposed cuts at the NIH and other agencies.

The NIH could see its budget slashed by $5.8 billion (approximately 19 percent), while the EPA could see a $2.6 billion budget cut (around 31 percent).

The latest stats on volunteers’ efforts in recent months to preserve environmental information generated by federal science agencies

The Endangered Species Act has been under fire since January, as states' attorneys general and US Congress alike have attempted to weaken it.

Experts discuss how Trump’s budget proposals could affect federally employed and federally funded scientists.

The president’s 2018 budget request tips the scales in favor of military spending and away from civilian funding agencies, such as the NIH and NSF.

A conversation with public health expert Lynn Goldman, a former assistant administrator at the US Environmental Protection Agency

Freshman Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) says that abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency will provide more “effective and efficient protection.”

Gag orders at key science agencies were reportedly given, rescinded, and denied. Meanwhile, scientists say they are organizing a march on Washington. 

Scott Pruitt, who does not believe in man-made climate change, has sued the Environmental Protection Agency over policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

Following approval by Congress, the president will decide on an update the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act.

If passed, Republican-led efforts to change the US Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of science may never make it past the President’s desk.

A new report says that neonicotinoids are poisonous to some birds at lower concentrations than previously indicated.

The President’s 2014 budget includes a windfall for the NSF and cuts to the CDC.

A federal appeals court upholds the Environmental Protection Agency’s right to regulate air pollution under the Clean Air Act.

President Obama released his proposed 2013 budget request, featuring a 1 percent increase in research spending overall.

Congress orders the Environmental Protection Agency to review the toxicity ratings of some chemicals and improve its process for making such assessments.

The federal agency should reduce harmful nitrogen emissions by 25 percent in the next two decades, a new report says.