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President Trump has signed an executive order calling on science agencies to adhere to a,
quote, gold standard.
NPR's Jeff Brumfield explains what that order means.
The executive order claims that federal scientific agencies have in the past used scientific information in a,
quote, highly misleading manner.
It cites COVID-19 restrictions and dire warnings over climate change as examples.
Under the order,
federal scientists must make their data and scientific models open to public scrutiny.
They must also explain uncertainty in their models for things like climate change.
It also calls for scientists to do many things they already do, like conduct peer review.
Since coming to office in January,
the Trump administration has pushed out thousands of employees from agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It's also seeking to slash funding for basic research in next year's budget.
Jeff Brumfield, NPR News.
An Israeli woman who was held hostage in Gaza has said that while in captivity,
what had scared her the most had been Israeli airstrikes.
told crowds in Tel Aviv that every time there had been explosions, she was convinced she would die.
What frightened me most were the bombings.
First you hear the whistling, praying it won't fall on us.