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Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of Top Climate Lab Citing Alarmism

Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of Top Climate Lab Citing Alarmism

Boulder, Wednesday, 17 December 2025.
In a decisive shift for federal science policy, the White House has ordered the immediate breakup of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, labeling the facility a source of “climate alarmism.” This directive to dismantle the 60-year-old institution jeopardizes the critical data modeling relied upon by global insurance, agriculture, and energy markets.