Science and the Trump Presidency

Will Obama’s science policy accomplishments survive? A Q&A with outgoing science adviser John Holdren

Back up data and speak out ahead of next month’s inauguration, they advise

State officials seek to undo the Clean Power Act and block similar future regulations

The ex-governor championed radioactive refuse storage in Texas, and would be in the thick of the issue as energy secretary

California Gov. Jerry Brown gives strategy tips at huge research meeting; some scientists think there are opportunities they can seize

Zinke wants to keep federal lands in the hands of the government, believes that “something is going on” with the climate and embraces of an “all of the above” energy policy

Researchers are reaching out to the U.S. president-elect with science advice—and criticism

Energy executive Rex Tillerson would have major influence over U.S. participation in international climate pacts  

In the famous “Oops!” moment that helped scuttle his presidential run, Perry forgot the name of Energy Department 

Advocates say the neurosurgeon could make a difference by focusing on the many health dangers that beset public housing

Trump's transition team asked for the names of people who have worked on climate change and the professional society memberships of lab workers

Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson has no government experience and close ties to Russia

Surgeon Tom Price, tapped to head Health and Human Services, has fought regulations and tried to cap malpractice suits  

If approved by the Senate, Cathy McMorris Rogers would oversee energy resource development on public lands

The president-elect's pick for HHS head supports such a change

Despite concerns over Scott Pruitt’s record of opposing ethanol, experts say the renewable-fuel program is on safe ground

Jim O'Neill is not a physician, but he speaks frequently at biotech industry meetings 

Trump’s choice, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, has said the Clean Power Plan is a form of federal “coercion and commandeering”

Economic woes wrought by globalization are only part of the cause.

Gore said his conversation with the president-elect was “productive” and “extremely interesting”

More than 800 Earth scientists and energy experts (and counting) urge the incoming president to take six crucial steps

A science writer urges the President-elect to make world peace his number-one mission.

The new administration will champion controversial school choice policy and potentially undermine the teaching of evolution and climate change

The new administration will likely defang efforts to enforce Net neutrality and online privacy protections, and potentially ramp up domestic and international surveillance