Survey: Many federal researchers say politics trump science and are afraid to speak up
▻https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/14/survey-federal-researchers-believe-politics-outweighs-science-climate-change/925099002
According to the survey:
One fifth of respondents said influence of political appointees in their agencies or at the White House posed “a top barrier to scientific decision making.” That sentiment was highest at the EPA (32 percent) and the National Park Service (25 percent).
Nearly nine of 10 respondents said workforce reductions in the past year have made it more difficult for their agencies to fulfill their science-based mission.
About one of five reported they had avoided working on climate change or using the phrase “climate change” without explicit orders to do so. The percentage of those reporting such self-censorship was highest at the U.S. Geological Survey (32 percent) followed by the EPA (30 percent).