February 13, 2018
 
Native Plant Conservation Campaign News: Trump Administration Rejection of Science Continues
 
A selection of recent reviews of the scientific policies of the Trump Administration:
 
Washington Post – Article 
Interior plans to move thousands of workers in the biggest reorganization in its history
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has launched an unprecedented reorganization in the Department of the Interior – which includes the National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, the Bureau of Land Management and the Endangered Species Act among its responsibilities. Zinke has moved to shift tens of thousands of workers to new locations and change the way the federal government manages more than 500 million acres of land and water.
January 10, 2018
 
The Scientist – Article
US Interior Department Adopts Political Screening Process for Grants
The US Interior Department has decided to put certain grant awards through a political review process intended to ensure that they are in line with the priorities of President Donald Trump's administration, according to a December 28 directive obtained by The Washington Post.
January 11, 2018
 
Scientific American - Opinion
The Trump Administration Abandons Science Advice--but at What Cost?
January 18, 2018
 
Journal Nature - Editorial
Science after a year of President Trump - After 12 months in office, Trump’s effects on science have been as bad as feared.
January 19, 2018
 
Yale Environment 360 - Opinion
How the Trump Administration Distorts Analysis of Key Environmental Rules
January 29, 2018