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Gretchen Goldman

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Nye, B. (2026, September 30). Gretchen Goldman. TIME. https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/gretchen-goldman/

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Gretchen Goldman, an environmental engineer and policy expert, has led the Union of Concerned Scientists as president and CEO since her time in federal government and academic research. Focused on integrating science into public policy, she advocates for climate change research despite decreased federal funding. Emphasizing the importance of evidence-based policymaking, Goldman works diligently to combat anti-science movements and ensure that scientific findings influence decision-making processes.
Written by AI on 2026-09-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Gretchen Goldman, who earned her undergraduate degree in atmospheric science at Cornell, took a class that emphasized the importance of public policy on global health, which inspired her career path. After working on federal government policy, she obtained a Ph.D. in environmental engineering and now serves as the president and CEO of the Union of Concerned Scientists. In this role, Gretchen fights to protect scientific research and combat climate change, advocating for science-based policies despite challenges like reduced federal funding. She stresses that "Policy outcomes are better if science and evidence are involved," reflecting her dedication to integrating scientific knowledge into decision-making processes.

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0 of 8 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Environment
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Who wrote this

Bill Nye
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 As Gretchen will tell you, “Policy outcomes are better if science and evidence are involved.”
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Gretchen Goldman
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Cornell the Union of Concerned Scientists

Subjects

Gretchen PERSON · 2× Cornell ORG · 1× Gretchen Goldman PERSON · 1× Nye PERSON · 1× the Union of Concerned Scientists ORG · 1×

Narrative

While getting her undergraduate degree in atmospheric science at Cornell, Gretchen Goldman took a class that highlighted the vital connection between public policy and the health of everyone on Earth.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 As Gretchen will tell you, “Policy outcomes are better if science and evidence are involved.”
2026-09-30 · TIME
Gretchen Goldman · assertive framing

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While getting her undergraduate degree in atmospheric science at Cornell, Gretchen Goldman took a class that highlighted the vital connection between public policy and the health of everyone on Earth. asserted
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It changed her life. asserted
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After policy work for the federal government, she received a Ph.D. in environmental engineering. asserted
she → receive → engineering
Today, she leads the Union of Concerned Scientists as president and CEO. asserted
she → lead → president
Even amid a federal funding retreat, Gretchen is fighting to protect research and ensure crucial investigations into the enormous effects of climate change can continue. asserted
investigations → fight → change
Every day, she combats the troubling forces of anti-science with dogged determination. asserted
she → combat → determination
As Gretchen will tell you, “Policy outcomes are better if science and evidence are involved.” asserted
science → tell → you
She works every day to make it so. asserted
it → work → ?
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