Gretchen Goldman, PhD
@gretchentg.bsky.social
President @ucs.org. Previously: USDOT, White House OSTP, @500womensci.bsky.social. Environmental engineer. Mom. Cyclist. Public Transit Enthusiast. Views my own. She/her.
This thread and article is really quite something.
"Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians." 👀
"Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians." 👀
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This thread and article is really quite something.
"Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians." 👀
"Notably absent were any academic researchers or clinicians." 👀
Political appointees should not be dictating the scientific conclusions of federal science agencies. This is wildly inappropriate of Secretary Kennedy and devastatingly dangerous for public trust in the CDC as a scientific authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Political appointees should not be dictating the scientific conclusions of federal science agencies. This is wildly inappropriate of Secretary Kennedy and devastatingly dangerous for public trust in the CDC as a scientific authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Today: Join me, @lewan.bsky.social, and @ucs.org colleagues to discuss how the scientific community can push back against the growing authoritarian threat and stand up for our democracy.
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secure.ucs.org/a/2025-11-20...
How Scientists Can Stand Up for Democracy
The Union of Concerned Scientists invites you to a virtual science advocacy training on how the scientific community can push back against the growing authoritarian threat and stand up for our democra...
secure.ucs.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today: Join me, @lewan.bsky.social, and @ucs.org colleagues to discuss how the scientific community can push back against the growing authoritarian threat and stand up for our democracy.
secure.ucs.org/a/2025-11-20...
secure.ucs.org/a/2025-11-20...
The Trump Administration has abdicated its responsibility to ensure the public can make science-based health decisions. If the government can't do this job, we must find other ways to bring science to the people.
When the government fails to provide trusted scientific information, people get hurt. This is why we need independent science outside of government right now. (🧵)
CDC in turmoil after agency backpedals on debunking vaccines-autism link
The CDC’s website now says health authorities ignored evidence of a potential connection between vaccines and autism, despite dozens of studies showing no link.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Trump Administration has abdicated its responsibility to ensure the public can make science-based health decisions. If the government can't do this job, we must find other ways to bring science to the people.
On scientific topics, especially in public health, federal government webpages have been a trusted way for the public to find reliable information.
A CDC webpage with disinformation is dangerous in the short term and erodes public trust in science in the long term.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
A CDC webpage with disinformation is dangerous in the short term and erodes public trust in science in the long term.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
On scientific topics, especially in public health, federal government webpages have been a trusted way for the public to find reliable information.
A CDC webpage with disinformation is dangerous in the short term and erodes public trust in science in the long term.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
A CDC webpage with disinformation is dangerous in the short term and erodes public trust in science in the long term.
www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
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A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
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I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51
Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Nov. 14.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
Join me and @green2-0.bsky.social for this virtual event on Building a Resilient Environmental Movement through Best Practices on Wednesday, December 9, 1 - 2 pm ET.
Register here:
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Register here:
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November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Join me and @green2-0.bsky.social for this virtual event on Building a Resilient Environmental Movement through Best Practices on Wednesday, December 9, 1 - 2 pm ET.
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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ASK A SCIENTIST: How are UCS and the scientific community fighting back against the Trump administration’s attacks on science? UCS President @gretchentg.bsky.social shares her insights:
Ask a Scientist: How Is the Scientific Community Meeting This Moment?
UCS—and scientists generally—are uniquely positioned to resist democratic backsliding. Here's how.
act.ucsusa.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
ASK A SCIENTIST: How are UCS and the scientific community fighting back against the Trump administration’s attacks on science? UCS President @gretchentg.bsky.social shares her insights:
US science is under assault like never before, but in response the scientific community can build an alliance for independent science--that can fill gaps left by the decimation of Federal science and reimagine the role of science in policy and society. 🧵 blog.ucs.org/genna-reed/u...
UCS Is Building an Alliance for Independent Science
UCS is working to build a powerful alliance for independent science. Its new web resource hosts information and resources for current and former advisory committee members, current and former federal ...
blog.ucs.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
US science is under assault like never before, but in response the scientific community can build an alliance for independent science--that can fill gaps left by the decimation of Federal science and reimagine the role of science in policy and society. 🧵 blog.ucs.org/genna-reed/u...
Personal news: We got a heat pump! This seizes on the last days of the clean energy tax credits and eliminates our direct household fossil fuel burning. The big ugly bill will have huge costs for the US energy system, but I'm grateful for US progress and momentum so far. blog.ucs.org/julie-mcnama...
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Personal news: We got a heat pump! This seizes on the last days of the clean energy tax credits and eliminates our direct household fossil fuel burning. The big ugly bill will have huge costs for the US energy system, but I'm grateful for US progress and momentum so far. blog.ucs.org/julie-mcnama...
Some personal and political thoughts from me as #COP30 gets underway.
We've come too far to give up now. Our kids' future is worth fighting for.
blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
We've come too far to give up now. Our kids' future is worth fighting for.
blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
A Future Worth Fighting for at COP30 (and Beyond)
Climate advocates have put decades of blood, sweat, and tears into building a better future for the next generation. We're not stopping now.
blog.ucs.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Some personal and political thoughts from me as #COP30 gets underway.
We've come too far to give up now. Our kids' future is worth fighting for.
blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
We've come too far to give up now. Our kids' future is worth fighting for.
blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
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Today!
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/...
Climate Clarity: Combatting New Denialism in the United States
A conversation on how to combat denialism and advance climate solutions.
carnegieendowment.org
October 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Today!
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/...
Climate Clarity: Combatting New Denialism in the United States
A conversation on how to combat denialism and advance climate solutions.
carnegieendowment.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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.
Climate.us just stood back up the Fifth National Climate Assessment website! nca5.climate.us
Fifth National Climate Assessment
The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the sc...
nca5.climate.us
September 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Great to see more preservation and public access for critical Federal climate resources as the Administration guts Federal science.
Jumping into #ClimateWeekNYC
🌎✊We kicked off #ClimateWeek in NYC by joining the #MakeBillionairesPay March w/
@gretchentg.bsky.social
— because it's long been time to make polluters pay.
We're hosting & engaging in events all week long. Learn more about how you can join us in person or virtually:
➡️ act.ucsusa.org/3K8sNCt
@gretchentg.bsky.social
— because it's long been time to make polluters pay.
We're hosting & engaging in events all week long. Learn more about how you can join us in person or virtually:
➡️ act.ucsusa.org/3K8sNCt
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order and budget proposal aimed at cutting support for the scientific research community.
How will possible cuts affect scientists, and what solutions may exist? This Thursday, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion.
How will possible cuts affect scientists, and what solutions may exist? This Thursday, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion.
Under Attack: Science, Research, and the Trump Administration
Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10:30 A.M. CDT / 11:30 A.M. EDT
pages.thebulletin.org
September 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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.
@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...
UCS at NYC Climate Week 2025
UCS at New York City's Climate Week 2025
www.ucs.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
@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...
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“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:
Former C.D.C. Director to Tell Lawmakers She Was ‘Fired for Holding the Line’
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“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:
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...
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.
blog.ucs.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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...
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...
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.
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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
🚨Next week! Celebrate the 16th annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week! This year’s theme: communicating your science & research. UCS President @gretchentg.bsky.social kicks off the event talking science & policy.
📆Monday, Sept 15, at 12 pm ET.
RSVP: act.ucsusa.org/41Hr1hy
📆Monday, Sept 15, at 12 pm ET.
RSVP: act.ucsusa.org/41Hr1hy
September 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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
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:
gatech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
gatech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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:
gatech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
gatech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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.
Let's build more nice things.
August 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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.
Let's build more nice things.
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.
blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
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.
blog.ucs.org
August 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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.
blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
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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. 🧵
August 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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. 🧵