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Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S. center-left (science-based advocacy group)
The Union of Concerned Scientists is an independent, donor-funded nonprofit that does science-based advocacy and research, not a conventional news outlet. Its work leans center-left, with emphasis on climate, clean energy, nuclear weapons policy and the integrity of government science. Since January 2025 it has been broadly critical of the Trump administration, especially on cuts to research funding and the role of political appointees in science.
Owned byIndependent nonprofit membership organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with offices in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. It has no parent company or owner. A board of directors governs it.
LeaningU.S. center-left (science-based advocacy group)
On the administrationbroadly critical
6average bias score across 2 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun