Science is at the core of a healthy democracy. But for years, presidential administrations have, in differing ways, sidelined scientific evidence and attacked scientific integrity.
Below is a running list of attacks on science. They include disappearing data, silenced scientists, suppressed studies, and other assaults on science-based policy. The list provides a representative sample of threats to the federal scientific enterprise—and a warning of what we face in the future. More information can be found in our peer-reviewed study and in our data repository.
Attacks on science
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Environmental and Public Health Laws Suspended at Parts of Trump’s Border Wall
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USDA Cancels Environmental Study, Allows Mining Near Minnesota Wilderness
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DOE Releases a Shoddy, Flawed Report to Justify the Benefits of Coal Power Plants
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Two Scientists Left U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Issues of Science Fraud on Endangered Beetle Assessment
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Department of Energy Places Unprecedented Restrictions on Nuclear Safety Board
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Trump Administration Lifts Ban on Use of Dangerous Pesticides at U.S. Wildlife Refuges
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NOAA Is Ordered to Override Endangered Species Protections to Access Water for California’s Wildfires
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The EPA Eliminates a Strong Safeguard Against Industrial Air Pollution
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USDA Using a Restructuring Decision to Sideline Federal Researchers
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