Nearly 2,000 Scientists Warn of Grave Dangers in Cutting U.S. Science Support

Andy @Revkin from Sustain What – “There’ve been heaps of warnings since the start of the final term of President Trump (“second term” implies too much flex on what might follow) about the short- and long-term damage to American welfare and security from the Doge-led demolition of funding for research and budgets of relevant agencies and programs. But two of the most recent alerts stand out. One is today’s open Letter to the American People from nearly 2,000 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The signatories describe their statement as an S.O.S. and their main plea is for American institutions and citizens to join in defense of science:

Although some in the scientific community have protested vocally, most researchers, universities, research institutions, and professional organizations have kept silent to avoid antagonizing the administration and jeopardizing their funding…. If our country’s research enterprise is dismantled, we will lose our scientific edge…. We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call. Share this statement with others, contact your representatives in Congress, and help your community understand what is at risk. The voice of science must not be silenced. We all benefit from science, and we all stand to lose if the nation’s research enterprise is destroyed.