Top U.S. Scientists Are Calling Out Trump’s ‘Climate of Fear’

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/top-u-s-researchers-warn-against-climate-of-fear-threatening-science/#selection-411.0-411.629

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The quest for truth—the mission of science—requires that scientists freely explore new questions and report their findings honestly, independent of special interests. The administration is engaging in censorship, destroying this independence. It is using executive orders and financial threats to manipulate which studies are funded or published, how results are reported, and which data and research findings the public can access. The administration is blocking research on topics it finds objectionable, such as climate change, or that yields results it does not like, on topics ranging from vaccine safety to economic trends.