Survey of US government scientists reveals politicisation worries under Trump

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Political appointees and business influence blamed for damaging agencies’ ability to make science-based decisions

A survey of thousands of US federal scientists across sixteen agencies found that half thought that it had become more difficult for their agencies to make science-based decisions because of the involvement of political appointees. The study was released in August 2018, but the new analysis specifically focuses on the five agencies with higher survey response rates.