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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Political Pressure Sidelined HHS Efforts to Increase US Breastfeeding Rates
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Abstinence-Only Sex Education Curriculum
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CDC Experts Prevented from Presenting at International AIDS Conference
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Timber Industry ‘Gets What They Want’, Birds Don’t Get What they Need
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HHS Seeks Right of Approval Over Experts on WHO Health Panels
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Press "Minders" Required at Scientists’ Interviews
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Forest Brochure Misrepresents Science to Promote Logging Initiative
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Fogarty International Center Advisory Board
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Selenium Standards Misinterpret Key Research
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