After funding cuts to US science, what comes next?

The new US administration has been in power for not quite 3 months. Since then, the pace of change has been at times overwhelming . Even focusing on just the policy changes that directly affect science requires concerted effort. On his first day in office, President Donald J. Trump signed a record 26 executive orders, according to USA Facts, and these focused on removing people’s rights; pulling back from global commitments, such as the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization; and concentrating power in the executive branch to the detriment of the US’s foundational checks-and-balances system. US Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin more recently announced that the EPA is reviewing 31 regulatory actions for possible rollback, news welcomed by industry groups but not by environmentalists. The agency is also delaying chemical regulations . Business leaders have been less welcoming to the increasingly unstable economic conditions . Back in