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Why Joe Biden’s bid to restore scientific integrity matters

Federal whistle-blowers share stories about political interference in science, and explain why the long-awaited measures announced last week are needed.
  1. Virginia Gewin

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In September 2019, then-president Donald Trump falsely stated that Alabama was under threat from Hurricane Dorian as it approached the US mainland.

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Nature 601, 471-473 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00105-7

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  • Correction 01 February 2022: This Career feature erroneously stated that federal agencies would struggle to retrain scientists and misnamed the EDGI’s initiative as the People’s EPA.

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