Concern about the corruption of science by special interests is widespread at the highest levels of academia and such elite institutions as the National Academy of Sciences. Yet the vast majority of scientists and other participants in policymaking are only dimly aware of these developments. Rescuing Science from Politics is intended to alert these specialists, as well as the public at large, to troublesome trends that threaten scientists and their research in the areas of environmental quality, protection of natural resources, drug and food safety, and global climate change.