Tracking every rollback, reversal, and overreach — and the path back to the America we know.
The CDC's acting head canceled publication of a peer-reviewed study demonstrating that COVID vaccines reduce hospitalization likelihood. The agency claimed the report gave an inaccurate picture of vaccine effectiveness. This action limits public access to vaccine efficacy data and impacts public health communication.
Executive Order 14365 establishes a national policy framework governing artificial intelligence development and deployment across federal agencies. The order sets standards for AI safety, security, and ethical use in government operations. This affects American workers, consumers, and businesses reliant on federal AI regulations and procurement.
Executive Order 14292 establishes new safety and security protocols for biological research activities. The order implements enhanced oversight and regulatory measures for laboratories and research institutions conducting biological work. This affects research institutions, universities, and private laboratories across the United States.
The Trump administration directed the National Science Foundation to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $368 million deep-sea observation system that has provided crucial climate and ocean data for over a decade. The network's 900+ instruments tracked ocean warming, acidification, and other critical climate indicators. The dismantling eliminates key scientific infrastructure monitoring climate change impacts on American coastal communities and marine ecosystems.
The Trump administration reduced funding and resources for climate and weather data programming at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), undermining AI-powered weather prediction capabilities. The cuts compromise forecast accuracy precisely when extreme weather events like hurricanes and record heat pose growing public safety risks. Americans face reduced warning time and reliability for severe weather as data infrastructure deteriorates.
The Trump administration's Energy Department selected five companies for advanced negotiations to use surplus weapons-grade plutonium as commercial nuclear fuel. The move reverses decades of nonproliferation policy by converting historically weaponized material into civilian reactor fuel. Communities near nuclear facilities and the broader nonproliferation framework face increased risks from expanded plutonium commerce.
The Trump administration directed the Census Bureau to eliminate or reduce collection of demographic data deemed 'statistical noise,' restricting publicly available census information on race, ethnicity, gender identity, and other social characteristics. This action reduces transparency and limits researchers', policymakers', and communities' access to granular demographic data essential for understanding population trends, allocating federal resources, and documenting discrimination. Americans lose access to foundational statistical infrastructure needed for evidence-based policymaking and civil rights enforcement.
A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration's attempt to remove a supercomputer from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Colorado. Judge R. Brooke Jackson issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Office of Management and Budget from taking the equipment. The action represents an escalation in the administration's campaign to defund and disrupt climate science research infrastructure.
The Trump administration terminated several scientists serving on the National Science Foundation's National Science Board. The White House Personnel Office notified board members of their removal via message. The action reduces scientific representation in NSF governance and impacts the board's advisory role on science policy.
The Trump administration implemented a pause on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding, affecting scientists who collect atmospheric data. This funding freeze puts climate and weather research positions at risk for elimination across institutions like the University of Colorado. The action directly impacts scientific research capabilities and employment in the climate and atmospheric sciences sector.