UCAR Sues to Block Trump Plan to Dismantle Boulder NCAR

A consortium of universities (UCAR) filed a federal lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle Boulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), arguing the reorganization is retaliatory and illegal under federal law. The suit targets multiple federal agencies, contending actions such as transferring NCAR’s supercomputer, cutting climate research funding, gag orders on staff, and a proposed sale of NCAR’s headquarters amount to retaliation against Colorado. UCAR warns the move threatens national security, public safety, and the U.S. lead in weather and space weather research; NCAR, founded in 1960 and employing about 820 people, provides data used by universities and industries worldwide.