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The Trump administration has stepped up its assault on environmental protections by halting a US$1-million study on the health risks of coal mining — casting a pall on academic freedom.
Sports organizations are only starting to understand the harm that can be inflicted by high-contact activities. Science must play its part in highlighting the problem and in aiding diagnosis.
If the Trump administration has questions on global warming, it should direct them to the national academy rather than setting up a spurious ‘red team–blue team’ debate.