Hi all,
There has been a lot of chatter in the science community about what the new administration means for science and the environment. At UCS we are concerned that transition team members and people who are being appointed to administration leadership positions have a history of attacking scientists and censoring science. We are further concerned that an emboldened Congress will attempt to pass legislation that cuts science out of existing public health and environmental laws. We believe that it is important for scientists to lay out the scientific community's expectations for how President-elect Trump should use science to govern, and have drafted a statement to that effect. This will help give new administration officials an understanding of the standards we will hold them to, and give journalists a sense of what to look out for. We'll release the statement after Thanksgiving. Please add your name here: https://secure3.convio.net/ucs/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=7CCA4CCF6DAAE1BEC15715FFE4054AD4.app30102a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=5472&autologin=true Many thanks, Michael Halpern Deputy Director Center for Science and Democracy Union of Concerned Scientists P.S. We also have a webinar scheduled for December 7 to talk about the role of science in the new political era. Details here: ucsusa.org/scinetworkshops
