Scientists and government oversight watchdogs are expressing alarm over new language in the White House’s “scientific integrity” framework, which one group said amounts to a “gag rule” that would harm federal researchers’ ability to study issues including the climate emergency and public health threats.
“This restriction on discussing the implications of research has no place in a scientific integrity policy,” said Rich in a statement late last month. “Typically, it is only scientific research that has policy implications that is at risk of suppression or political manipulation.”
“Government scientists should not need to cast a profile in courage to openly discuss the implications of their research,” Ruch added.
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