National Science Foundation employees’ dissent declaration on ‘indefinite hold’
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Rebecca Trager2025-07-15T14:29:00
Document’s postponement follows recent suspension of staff at Environmental Protection Agency for releasing similar declaration
Employees at the embattled US National Science Foundation (NSF), which supports fundamental research, were all set to follow the lead of workers at two other science agencies and publish a statement warning about concerning developments under the Trump administration. But that effort has been indefinitely delayed.
The Alexandria Declaration, named after the agency’s headquarters in Virginia, was expected to be issued on 14 July but is on ‘indefinite hold’, according to Stand Up for Science, which is organising the effort. A leaked version of the NSF document echoes similar concerns to those aired by workers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).