A new study finds that while Democrats are generally more "pro-science" than other political groups, Republicans are also inclined to defer to science across a range of policy issues. In fact, there are only four issues where ...
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2015
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The Republican-controlled Senate acknowledged Wednesday that climate change is real but refused to say humans are to blame.
Environment
Jan 21, 2015
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With Republicans now at the helm, Congress is gearing up to pursue a legislative agenda with potentially profound implications for science and how it informs policies on the environment, energy, health and agriculture. Chemical ...
Other
Jan 21, 2015
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Environmentalists dispirited by the Republicans' dominance of the recent midterm elections can take heart: non-Tea Party Republicans' views on science and environmental issues are closer to those of Independents than to Tea ...
Social Sciences
Dec 2, 2014
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Coming full circle on a campaign promise, the Obama administration will propose Wednesday to reduce the amount of smog-forming pollution allowed in the air, which has been linked to asthma, lung damage and other health problems.
Environment
Nov 26, 2014
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Black Republicans trust the United States government more than other political groups, finds a new study from the University of British Columbia, ahead of the mid-term U.S. elections to be held on November 4.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2014
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New Stanford research has found that Americans are increasingly divided along political party lines – and those sentiments are stronger than racial biases.
Social Sciences
Oct 9, 2014
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Most research examining growing income inequality in the United States has focused on economic causes, for seemingly obvious reasons.
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2014
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Federal biologists say a small fish in desert creeks of Southern Oregon and Northern California has recovered enough to get off the endangered species list.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2014
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Two central themes are dominating American politics: the decline of the middle class and the Republican Party's increasing reliance on white voters, according to Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented ...
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2014
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