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The science-based concerns of scientists at the EPA were sidelined when the Trump administration finalized new standards for SAFE Vehicles rule in March 2020.

Officials from the USDA and HHS ignored scientifically backed advice for sugar and alcohol intake when releasing new dietary guidelines.

President Trump and White House officials interfered with the work of the CDC by blocking scientists and officials from speaking to the media about the dangers of COVID-19.

Officials at the EPA directed agency staff to alter certain chemical safety studies in a way that downplayed the chemical’s health risks.

In February 2020, senior officials from the EPA omitted key scientific information from an assessment study examining the health risks of a cancer-causing pesticide.

Federal scientists were sidelined by the Trump administration when carrying out a scientific review on the risks to endangered wildlife from a California water project.

The EPA released a final rule that would significantly alter how the agency analyzes the benefits and costs of new limits on air pollution rules.

The CDC was ordered to destroy an email that contained evidence of a political official attempting to interfere with a COVID-19 study.

The Inspector General at the US DOL issued a report on how OSHA failed to enact and enforce science-based safety measures during the pandemic, which in turn failed to protect workers across the country from COVID-19.

According to the EPA Inspector General, the agency delayed informing frontline communities of the health risks they face due to living near facilities that emit ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas.