"By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades."

"EPA rebuffed attempts to make public its initial downsizing and reorganization plan submitted for White House review." "The Phase 1 “Agency RIF and Reorganization Plan,” which was due at the White House on March 13, remains shrouded in secrecy."

"Amid brewing conflict between scientists and the administration of President Donald Trump, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent an unusual letter this week to a scientific journal focused on diseases and medicine related to the chest, asking about its editorial policies."

"The N.I.H. has indicated that it will stop funding research on the health effects of climate change. Scientists said the decision will curtail the search for answers."

"When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, one group of health researchers was cautiously optimistic that their cause would finally have a champion at the highest levels of government: those focused on food and nutrition."

"The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of scientists worldwide that will determine “what has caused the autism epidemic” by September, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. But experts expressed doubt that the research would be done in good faith, given Kennedy’s history of linking autism and vaccines despite strong evidence that the two are not connected."

"The National Weather Service is preparing for the probability that fewer forecast updates will be fine-tuned by specialists, among other cutbacks, because of “severe shortages” of meteorologists and other employees, according to an internal agency document."

"The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a major change to how threatened species are considered in agency actions by removing regulatory language that seeks to prevent their habitats from being degraded."

"The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue."

"Critics say Nasa faces ‘extinction-level event’ with budget plan, with climate research funding also to be slashed"