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Federal, Policy

Trump’s mistrust of the intelligence community expands to the climate

February 22, 2019

Via: ArsTechnica

On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that it had obtained a document suggesting that the Trump administration is considering combining two areas where it has consistently dismissed expert conclusions: climate change and intelligence analysis. While the intelligence community has consistently […]


Federal, Policy

Trump wants a talk-radio host to be the USDA chief scientist

July 21, 2017

Via: ArsTechnica

Yesterday, the Trump administration formally named its candidate for the Department of Agriculture’s undersecretary of research, education, and economics, a post that serves as the agency’s chief scientist. Its choice? Sam Clovis, who has no scientific background but is notable […]