Sign the petition: Demand that state elected officials take urgent action for science!
Dear MoveOn member,
Bill Nye—Science Guy—here. I'm writing on behalf of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) with an urgent request for you to take action to help keep science in policymaking in your state. Will you sign my petition?
It's only been one year under our current administration, but they have already done more damage to science and democracy than perhaps any administration in modern history.
They have shuttered entire agencies, frozen billions of dollars essential to research and public health funding, and fired or otherwise pushed out hundreds of thousands of dedicated civil servants.
They've rolled back pollution standards, lied about climate science, and boosted fossil fuel profits at the expense of people, wildlife, and our environment.
And they've made changes to hundreds of public health, safety, and environmental rules without public input—even when it's required by law.
Now, we need to be reaching out to our elected officials to ensure that they keep science in policymaking.
Add your name to the petition to urge state officials in your state, including your governor, to follow the best available science and uphold the democratic process in all state policymaking.
The work being done to strengthen science in our communities is more critical than ever. If we want to protect our neighbors, our democracy, and our planet, we must safeguard against authoritarian attacks.
State elected officials are part of the last line of defense to preserve the health and safety of our communities by adhering to the best available science and constitutionally protected democratic processes. Together, we can urge them to take these steps:
Do not limit or deny public access to state-collected data.
Keep local water and air pollution guidelines aligned with the best available research and scientific consensus.
Continue to require the American Academy of Pediatrics immunization schedule for public school children (unless exempted by a physician), and other evidence-based public health measures.
Follow the legally mandated public comment process that allows for constituent and scientific engagement in decision-making.
We have to keeping showing up for science—and we need our state leaders to do the same. Sign the petition to tell your elected state officials to keep science and transparency strong in your state.
The scientific community and members like you are, and always have been, stronger together.
As UCS President and CEO Dr. Gretchen Goldman says in her recent article, co-authored in Science magazine: "The ability to tell the truth, even (or especially) when it does not suit any particularly partisan aims, is an essential prerequisite for a free society. Scientists can leverage their substantial social standing and trustworthiness to preserve this vital ingredient."1
It's an all-hands-on-deck moment for protecting science and our democracy. Now is the time to join together and demand that elected leaders at all levels represent our communities and prioritize public safeguards informed by science, to ensure that our democracy remains and our voices are heard.
The founders included science in the Constitution. They knew its value for our quality of life and international competitiveness.
We need your help holding these protections and holding the line against these attacks on science for the public good. Join me and take action right now to defend science and democracy.
Thanks for all you do.
–Bill Nye
Science Educator and National Advisory Board Member for the Union of Concerned Scientists
Source:
1. "Scientists' role in defending democracy," Science, August 14, 2025
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9328
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