Researchers "shocked" as Trump yanks support for grants that mention climate

The Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research that contains a word it finds particularly inconvenient: “climate” The government is withdrawing grants and other support for research that even references the climate crisis, academics have said.

A widespread funding freeze for federally backed scientific work also has been imposed, throwing the US scientific community into chaos.

The attack upon science “feels very personal right now” and may deter a new generation of young scientists from entering their areas of research.

“We could see a reduction in whole fields of scientific research that will slow down our ability to understand the natural world and craft policies to protect society and national security,’s Joanne Carney said.