Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today.
From a flurry of executive orders to a new Department of Government Efficiency, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has introduced a broad agenda promising to usher in “the Golden Age of America.”
The agenda includes major and minor changes to science policy. Our new tracker lets you sift through chronology and categories critical to the Earth and space sciences:
- Climate & Energy
- Environment & Health
- Federal Workforce
- Universities and Academia
View the tracker in full screen here.
Science and scientists are affected by a much wider range of policies, of course—immigration, trade, social justice. We encourage you to visit these trackers to better understand the scope and sequence of the administration’s actions and statements.
Comprehensive
Science, Climate, and Academia
Litigation
Immigration
Trade
Political Appointees
Project 2025
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