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"The order replaces the scientific experts who lead U.S. governmental scientific organizations with non-scientific political appointees who would have the power to decide what science could and could not be published." agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

The most dangerous part of this executive order is in Section 7, where a plan is revealed to appoint non-elected officials to act as bottlenecks on the release of scientific research. This mandate would grant full power to choose what science can and cannot be published to people who would not be required to have any understanding of the science they would be evaluating. Even worse, the order empowers these directors, who wouldn't need to have any scientific training, to be able to punish scientists for releasing research results that do not meet the administration's approval. In other words, to do the kinds of unethical things the report falsely claims that scientists are doing.

aug 24, 2025, 12:03 pm • 2 1

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