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Tallying Attacks on Science After One Year of Trump Administration

Scott Pruitt sued the EPA 13 times as Oklahoma's attorney general. Now he runs the EPA.
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Scott Pruitt sued the EPA 13 times as Oklahoma's attorney general. Now he runs the EPA.

It’s been almost a year since President Trump took office. For some, it has been a year spent tallying what they say are attacks by the administration on science – ranging from nominating non-scientists to lead science-heavy agencies, to changing the data and language presented on federal websites. 

We talk with Jacob Carter, a research scientist for the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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