Table 3 Top ten most followed science-related Twitter accounts by U.S. senators. Data were extracted from 89 senators comprising 49 Republicans and 38 Democrats

1.

House Committee on Natural Resources

11

22

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency^a

20

52

National Park Service

4

27

2.

U.S. Department of Interior^a

7

14

U.S. Department of Interior^a

17

45

FEMA^a

3

20

3.

National Park Service

7

14

U.S. Department of Education

15

39

United Nations

3

20

4.

U.S. Department of Agriculture^a

7

14

U.S. Department of Agriculture^a

14

37

U.S. Department of Energy^a

2

13

5.

FEMA^a

6

12

U.S. Department of Energy^a

13

34

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency^a

2

13

6.

NASA^a

6

12

FEMA^a

11

29

U.S. Department of Interior^a

2

13

7.

NOAA^a

6

12

NASA^a

11

29

NASA^a

2

13

8.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency^a

5

10

Dept. of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell^b

10

26

House Committee of Natural Resources

2

13

9.

U.S. Department of Energy^a

4

8

U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

9

24

NOAA^a

2

13

10.

National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)

4

8

NOAA^a

8

21

Dept. of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell^b

2

13