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How Agency Science Is Under Threat, Romany M. Webb
How Agency Science Is Under Threat, Romany M. Webb
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
The Environmental Protection Agency has a tradition of scientific excellence. EPA has led groundbreaking research on acid rain, lead, chemical safety, and many other public health and environmental issues.
However, in the last four budget cycles, the Trump administration has proposed slashing funding for EPA research programs. When Congress has refused, administration officials have sought to prevent, hide, and discredit research in other ways. They have been remarkably successful despite the existence of agency policies designed to protect researchers against political interference.
When Politics Trump Science: The Erosion Of Science-Based Regulation, Romany M. Webb, Lauren Kurtz, Susan Rosenthal
When Politics Trump Science: The Erosion Of Science-Based Regulation, Romany M. Webb, Lauren Kurtz, Susan Rosenthal
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Science is science and facts are facts. My administration will ensure that there will be total [scientific] transparency and accountability without political bias.” That was the promise made in September 2016 by then-candidate Donald Trump when asked how he would protect federal scientists from political interference in their work. Since taking office, however, President Trump has led a concerted effort to undermine federal scientific research, particularly in areas where research findings contradict his own views or undermine the basis of his deregulatory agenda.
That effort is documented in the Silencing Science Tracker, an online database that records anti-science actions taken …