Tag: dissent
EPA Fires 5 Employees Who Signed ‘Dissent’ Letter
EPA Fires ‘Dissent’ Statement Signers The EPA fired five agency employees who signed a June declaration decrying moves that contradict science and undermine public health, alongside four more served removal notices By Dan Vergano edited by Jeanna Bryner EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Join Our Community of Science Lovers! The Environmental Protection Agency fired five agency…
Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent
Science Agency Staffers Speak Out about Trump Administration’s Actions Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation have signed public letters to leadership opposing the direction in which the agencies are headed By Meghan Bartels edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier University of Minnesota researchers, scientists…
Ugandan opposition accuses president of using military courts to quash dissent
Politicians say Yoweri Museveni is prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges before 2026 election Ugandan opposition politicians have accused the president, Yoweri Museveni, of attempting to quash dissent by prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges in military courts in the run-up to presidential and legislative elections next year. The government is pushing to introduce a…