by Susan Sargent | Jul 1, 2020
Climate Change Intensifies While University Stifles Research It can be hard for governments and people to stay focused on a long-term crisis like climate change when faced with immediate concerns like a pandemic, an explosion in unemployment and, most recently, civil...
by Kirsten Stade | Jun 23, 2020
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Contact: Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798; Kirsten Stade kstade@peer.org Arctic Climate Research Imperiled University of Colorado Scientists Targeted by Oil Industry Removed Washington, DC — Significant scientific data...
by Kyla Bennett | May 21, 2020
The old saying that ignorance is bliss is no longer operative. In the current climate, ignorance can kill you. A prime example of embracing ignorance can be found in a pending EPA plan to restrict science originally pushed in Republican legislation sponsored by the...
by Kirsten Stade | May 5, 2020
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Contact: Kirsten Stade kstade@peer.org Contact: Chandra Rosenthal (303) 898-0798 University of Colorado-Boulder Serves Oil and Gas Special Interests On April 7, 2020, Dr. Detlev Helmig was abruptly and inappropriately...
by Guest Contributor | Apr 14, 2020
In the flurry of activity to respond to the pandemic, public health officials and scientists have lost our voice. Many may not realize it, but our current pandemic may be the first in U.S. history that has been led, not by scientists, but by non-scientists in Offices...
by Kathleen Yun | Mar 17, 2020
When USDA’s research arm tried to stifle his research on the effects of pesticides on honey bees and the environment, Jonathan fought back. With PEER’s help, he invoked the agency’s own Scientific Integrity rules, which say that research cannot be suppressed merely...
