This guide covers specific types of potential risks related to serving as an expert witness and other consulting work, including legal issues, monetary concerns, and conflicts of interest.
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Scientists must be prepared for politically-motivated attacks. We produced this guide to educate scientists about the legal risks they may face.
"They're using different words. Extreme weather instead of climate change, for example, which isn't a politically charged word. And they're starting to archive their research results out of government hands."
A former Trump official who alarmed scientists years ago when he attempted to meddle with a congressionally mandated climate report has returned to the White House in a role that’s expected to heavily influence the next version of the assessment.
This digital coup also, and above all, enables a tight control of power over the conduct of science and the production of knowledge, which is nothing like what the first Trump administration (2017-2021) had implemented.
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