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Matt Cartwright: “What NOAA did in response to political pressure hurts faith in science as an institution and I fear things like that…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
What NOAA did in response to political pressure hurts faith in science as an institution and I fear things like that will damage the appeal of science as a career to the next generation.
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Matt Cartwright
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Cartwright warns that political interference undermines trust in science and discourages future scientists.

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