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The Trump administration has responded to COVID-19 using tactics it honed in the climate arena: ignoring or burying relevant scientific information, pushing misinformation, and silencing scientists who warn us of the dangers. This pervasive “see no evil, hear no evil” approach has handicapped the U.S.’s ability to respond to both of these unfolding crises.

We’re one of the dozens of organizations working to advance good government, public health, and environmental, consumer, human, and civil rights, who today collectively released Restoring Science, Protecting the Public: 43 Steps for the Next Presidential Term. This series of memos provides concrete steps the next administration can take to restore a culture of scientific integrity across the federal government.

We oppose the rule because it would arbitrarily restrict the use of scientific research in agency decision-making in favor of industry interests.

President Trump's ongoing war on science has significantly weakened researchers’ ability to respond to COVID-19 and other public health and environmental crises.

The administration's handling of the pandemic violates key scientific integrity principles. As a result, science is undermined and our health is at risk.

The proposed changes, announced by President Trump on January 9, would cut scientists’ voices out of this environmental review process.

Dr. George Luber alleges that CDC officials prohibited him from communicating with the press about his work, and prohibited him from participating in a conference on climate change and health.

Under Trump, the federal government has attacked science 249 times—or roughly once every four days since the November 2016 elections.

Federal scientific advisory boards have a critical role in ensuring evidence-based policies, and the effort to disband these boards is harmful to the scientific endeavor.

President Trump’s recent tweets about Hurricane Dorian have resulted in another type of storm that highlights the need for stronger protections for scientific integrity—especially at federal agencies.

Maria Caffrey was forced out of her job at the National Park Service in 2019. We helped her file a whistleblower complaint against the Trump administration to contest this unlawful retribution.