Climate Science Censorship Archives - Government Accountability Project

Government Executive: First Revamp Science Policy Falls Short of Fulfilling Biden’s Promise to Protect Scientists, Watchdogs Say

Government Executive: First Revamp Science Policy Falls Short of Fulfilling Biden’s Promise to Protect Scientists, Watchdogs Say This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The first agency within the Biden administration to rewrite its policy to protect career federal scientists from political influence as required by the White House has [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-09-22T15:22:27-04:00September 7th, 2023|Climate Science Censorship, In The News, Politicization of Climate Science|

Common Dreams: Biden Admin Scientific Integrity Policy Falls Short, Warn Watchdogs

Common Dreams: Biden Admin Scientific Integrity Policy Falls Short, Warn Watchdogs This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. A coalition of public health and science advocacy groups on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to strengthen its proposed scientific integrity policy, warning that the proposal does little to solve the [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-09-18T12:01:32-04:00September 7th, 2023|Climate Science Censorship, In The News, Politicization of Climate Science|

The “Youth v Gov” Climate Change Lawsuit: An Update and Some Insightful Perspectives

The “Youth v Gov” Climate Change Lawsuit: An Update and Some Insightful Perspectives

CSPW has been following with great interest the ups and downs, ins and outs of the long and arduous pathway 21 youth plaintiffs have been trekking for three years, in a sustained effort to see their legal case against the US government be tried in court. We last wrote about this in December 2016: Why Are [...]

Whistle-Blower2020-02-12T11:35:16-05:00August 8th, 2018|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Education and Communication, Climate Litigation, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Congress: Legislation and Oversight, Energy, Global Warming Denial Machine, Politicization of Climate Science, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, Whistleblowers|

As the Trump Administration Tries to Tamp Down Climate Change, We are Rising Up to Meet the Challenge

By Anne Polansky and Michael Termini More than one full year into a Donald Trump presidency, we are taking stock of the new political landscape, already marked by turmoil and volatility. Never before in modern US history have we seen such instability and unreliability in basic governance at the federal level. Here in the nation’s [...]

Whistle-Blower2023-07-17T10:40:47-04:00February 15th, 2018|Activism, Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Climate Science Watch Update, General, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, Scott Allen, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Whistleblowers|

Scientific Integrity at Risk: Government Censorship of Climate Change Information

By Anne Polansky CSPW Sr. Climate Policy Analyst The Trump Administration’s overall approach to climate change is basically akin to shouting LA-LA-LA-LA-LA with your hands over your ears. Cabinet members and top officials across departments and agencies are refusing to admit that this existential threat even exists, and are behaving as though the problem is [...]

Whistle-Blower2018-10-26T13:01:28-04:00December 7th, 2017|Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Science Censorship, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program|

US Global Change Research Program Released Three Major Climate Reports Today

The U.S. Global Change Research Program released three major reports this afternoon: the final Climate Science Special Report (CCSR), the public review draft of the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) and the public review draft of the 2nd State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR-2).

Whistle-Blower2018-10-26T13:01:29-04:00November 3rd, 2017|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Whistleblowers|

Gag Orders Imposed by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Research Staff Infringe on Civil Servant First Amendment Rights and May Violate EPA Policy Restricting Censorship

Source: Tim Faulkner on Twitter, see: http://bit.ly/2gUk5Xy By Anne Polansky CSPW Sr. Climate Policy Analyst Last week, the Trump Administration’s sustained attack on federal scientists studying climate change science and impacts escalated when US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued last-minute gag orders preventing several EPA research staff from giving planned [...]

Whistle-Blower2023-07-17T10:40:48-04:00October 31st, 2017|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science Censorship, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, Scott Allen, Whistleblowers|

Charter Set to Expire for Interagency Subcommittee Overseeing Federal Climate Research

By Nicky Sundt CSPW Senior Fellow The charter of the subcommittee that oversees the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is set to expire tomorrow, October 21, 2017. This speaks volumes about the Trump Administration’s attitudes toward science generally – and toward climate change science specifically. More ominously, it raises very serious questions about the [...]

Whistle-Blower2018-10-26T13:01:16-04:00October 20th, 2017|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science Censorship, Global Warming Denial Machine, Obama Administration, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Whistleblowers|

As Whistleblower Joel Clement Calls on Interior Secretary Zinke to Resign, Even Stronger Steps for Government Accountability are Needed

By Anne Polansky CSPW Sr. Climate Policy Analyst Sec. Zinke posing at Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo Credit: Ryan David Brown, The New York Times “Secretary Zinke, you should resign effective immediately,” federal whistleblower Joel Clement wrote in a CNN opinion piece published yesterday evening. After seven years of public service, Clement left [...]

Whistle-Blower2019-02-04T10:10:27-05:00October 13th, 2017|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science Censorship, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, National Security, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Whistleblowers|

Whistleblower Joel Clement Lambasts Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and President Trump in Resignation Letter

By Anne Polansky CSPW Sr. Climate Policy Analyst Federal whistleblower Joel Clement charged both Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and President Donald Trump with “poor leadership, waste, and … failures on climate change” in a fiercely critical letter of resignation submitted yesterday, effective tomorrow. In the letter, Clement accused President Trump and top Department of Interior [...]

Whistle-Blower2019-02-04T10:48:24-05:00October 5th, 2017|Assessments of Climate Impacts and Adaptation, Attacks on Climate Science and Scientists, Climate Change Education and Communication, Climate Change Preparedness, Climate Science & Policy Watch, Climate Science Censorship, Global Climate Disruption and Impacts, Global Warming Denial Machine, Science Communication, Science-Policy Interaction, Scientific Integrity, U.S. Global Change Research Program|