Colorado NCAR partners sue to halt bid to dismantle Boulder lab
TL;DR
Colorado’s National Center for Atmospheric Research consortium (UCAR) filed a federal lawsuit against the National Science Foundation and the Trump administration, alleging political retribution aimed at dismantling NCAR by divesting its operations, gagging officials, and privatizing weather and space-weather functions. The suit seeks to stop the dismantling, restore contracts, lift gag orders, and end onerous reporting requirements, arguing the actions threaten NCAR’s mission and Boulder-based jobs (about 1,400 people).
- NCAR sues its partners to to block Trump administration’s “arbitrary and capricious” selloff of Boulder lab The Colorado Sun
- Lawsuit challenges Trump admin's plan to dismantle country’s largest climate research lab NBC News
- Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab The New York Times
- Boulder groups demand the NSF stop plans to dismantle NCAR Boulder Daily Camera
- Dismantling of Boulder’s NCAR by Trump administration is retaliatory and illegal, universities allege in new lawsuit The Denver Post
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