Gretchen Goldman, PhD

Today!

Climate Clarity: Combatting New Denialism in the United States A conversation on how to combat denialism and advance climate solutions.

Join me to discuss combatting the New Climate Denialism at @carnegieendowment.org this Wednesday, Oct 1 in DC or online, along with my co-panelists @jeremywallace.bsky.social, @cathfraser.bsky.social, @leonardom-d.bsky.social, @noahjgordon.bsky.social and more. carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/...

Great to see more preservation and public access for critical Federal climate resources as the Administration guts Federal science.

Jumping into #ClimateWeekNYC

Join me this Thursday for a virtual panel on the state of play on US scientific research, along with Obama Administration Science Advisor John Holdren and @thebulletin.org President and CEO Alex Bell.

Danger Season & Decades of Deceit: Why We Must Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable Join a virtual discussion on the critical strategy in the fight for climate justice and a livable planet: holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Thursday, September 25, 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET.

On Thursday, join @ucs.org for a virtual event on a critical strategy in the fight for climate justice and a livable planet: holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. secure.ucs.org/a/2025-9-25-...

And check out UCS' full #ClimateWeekNYC lineup: www.ucs.org/ucs-nyc-clim...

Flyer of the Event with the words: Make Billionaires Pay. Join us in NYC. Sept 20th 12 pm. Park Ave between 46th - 49th. Makebillionairespay.us

Also Saturday, @ucs.org will be at the Make Billionaires Pay march. Join us: secure.ucs.org/a/2025-9-20-... #ClimateWeekNYC #MakeBillionairesPay

Images of The White House Effect Movie Flyer and the panel members. Information on images is available at the link in the post, including how to buy tickets. Event is Saturday, September 20th at 5:00-7:15pm at Regal Essex Crossing Cinema, NYC.

Saturday night, join me for a Climate Film Fest viewing and panel discussion of the White House Effect documentary. www.climatefilmfest.com #ClimateWeekNYC

UCS at NYC Climate Week 2025 UCS at New York City's Climate Week 2025

@ucs.org is headed to #ClimateWeekNYC! Join us with events all week, starting tomorrow. Here's a sampling of where we'll be. 🧵Join us! www.ucs.org/ucs-nyc-clim...

Former C.D.C. Director to Tell Lawmakers She Was ‘Fired for Holding the Line’

“I was fired for holding the line on scientific integrity. But that line does not disappear with me.” Important testimony today from former CDC director Dr. Susan Coller Monarez:

Federal Science Advisory Committees Are Being Defunded and Dismantled. Here’s a Toolkit to Help Independent Scientists Step Up Despite the current Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal science advisory committees, scientists and their organizations can still collaborate to form independent committees.

So the next time you're feeling despair, look to the many who are volunteering their time and talents to ensure that science and truth prevail, despite the Administration's best efforts to squash them. I hope you'll join us. blog.ucs.org/melissa-finu...

Scientists’ role in defending democracy The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...

These efforts cannot fully replace federally funded and commissioned scientific activities, but they are filling key short-term gaps in science advice, countering misinformation, and helping to fight the democratic backsliding happening before our eyes. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Medical associations like the American Academy of Pediatrics are creating their own guidelines and advice to provide science-based information, given HHS conflicts of interest and several U.S. states have committed to following evidence-based guidance. publications.aap.org/redbook/reso...

AGU and AMS join forces on special collection to maintain momentum of research supporting the U.S. National Climate assessment Congressionally mandated, the NCA draws on the latest scientific research to evaluate how climate change is affecting the United States. The new special collection does not replace the NCA but instead...

The @agu.org and @ametsoc.org will publish papers on topics that would have been covered by dismissed authors of the National Climate Assessment. news.agu.org/press-releas...

United by Nature will revive and reimagine the now shuttered National Nature Assessment to produce the most comprehensive review to date of the importance of nature to humans. weareunitedbynature.org

The National Academy of Sciences will fast track a study of climate impacts on public health in the wake of the administration’s attack on the Endangerment Finding and their bogus Department Of Energy’s “climate report.” www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08...

Climate.us independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics

The former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leaders that ran the now-shuttered Climate.gov have launched Climate.us to ensure reliable climate information—including timely data on sea level rise and other effects of climate change—continues to reach the masses. www.climate.us

Vaccine Integrity Project CIDRAP provides an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S, so that it remains grounded in the best available science.

The University of Minnesota Vaccine Integrity Project will carry forward producing evidence-based childhood vaccination advice, in contrast to Secretary Kennedy’s now compromised Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...

The Independent Census Scientific Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, donating their time and expertise to submit recommendations to the U.S. Census Bureau and counter disinformation, despite the administration's dismissal of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee. www.censusscientific.org

Science Must Go On: How Courageous Scientists Are Meeting the Moment Scientists are stepping up to provide their expertise outside of federal structures that no longer support them.

This week, a group of experts will step up in a big way to ensure that science goes on, despite Trump administration cuts to Federal science advice. They join several other independent science efforts fighting back. 🧵 blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...

How did assaults on science become the norm — and what can we do? An insightful book explores attacks on science from a historical and a personal perspective.

Science and scientists are under attack like never before and we need all the tools in the toolbox to fight back. Here's my @nature.com book review of Science Under Siege. Thanks for speaking up for science, @michaelemann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I'm looking forward to keynoting the 16th Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week hosted by the National Postdoctoral Association next Monday. Join me! #NPAW act.ucsusa.org/41Hr1hy

Event flyer with photos and icons representing the people and organizations listed in the post. Additional details at registration link.

Join me, @aaas.org Section X, Georgia Tech Public Policy, @crsugimoto.bsky.social, Kei Koizumi, and Barry Bozeman tomorrow to talk about the state of play on Federal scientific integrity and what's next. We have a ton to cover. Join us:

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It was great and you can! There are 5 in operation on that route I believe.

Photo of me posing with a cookie on a new amtrak Acela Train.

In other news, today this transportation nerd rode the inaugural run of one of the Next Gen higher speed @amtrak.com Acela trains, complete is Acela-bration cookies.

Let's build more nice things.

What Happens When Facts Don't Matter? We're about to Find out Political interference at the CDC reaches new lows: RFK, Jr., must go.

These HHS actions reflect an unthinkable level of disregard for science, public health, and the rule of law. Instead of firing the scientists who keep us safe, Sec Kennedy should be fired, and Congress must immediately conduct oversight of his mismanagement of HHS.

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Environmental justice (EJ) is about fairness and access to a healthy and safe environment for all people. The Trump administration has disrupted and disbanded EJ initiatives including funding, research, and projects. Yet, this important work has and must continue. 🧵

It's hard to overstate the significance of what's happening at CDC right now.

If you read one thing today, let it be Dr. Daskalakis' resignation letter from CDC.

This administration is now shattering the public trust and scientific truth it has taken the nation decades to build in public health. Devastated to think of the unnecessary deaths that will come from this HHS.

Calling all scientists and science supporters! You have a crucial role to play in countering the authoritarian threat we currently face in this country. Learn more about how you can stand up for the facts and truth that are essential for a free and democratic society. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...