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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President's Council on Bioethics
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Interior Department Overrules Scientists on Marbled Murrelet Designation
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Agency Experts “Aghast” as EPA Adjusts Air Quality Models
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Agencies Control Scientists’ Contacts with the Media
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Scientific Knowledge on Breast Cancer Distorted
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EPA Ignored Science When Regulating Power Plant Mercury Emissions
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World Trade Center Rescue Workers Believed EPA, Ended Up Sick
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White House Office Overrules Science and Procedures at the EPA
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Science Washed Away in Missouri River Decision Making
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