Judge halts Trump effort to target Colorado climate lab
The judge said the National Science Foundation failed to justify the transfer and noted evidence the move may have been retaliatory.
- On Monday, Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson issued a preliminary injunction halting the National Science Foundation's plan to transfer stewardship of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center away from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
- Jackson ruled the administration's transfer decision appeared motivated by "political revenge" against Colorado after Gov. Jared Polis refused to release Tina Peters from prison despite President Donald Trump's repeated demands.
- Deeming the NSF's actions "arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion" under the Administrative Procedure Act, the judge noted the agency failed to explain its decision or consider public feedback before proceeding.
- The injunction prevents further staff departures, as UCAR reported a "brain drain" of experts critical to the NWSC's continuous functioning, which the court found constituted irreparable harm.
- UCAR Interim President Eric Barron said the facility will continue its "vital work" without interruption, preserving research capabilities supporting weather forecasting and national security programs used by more than 1,500 researchers annually.
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Judge Blocks Trump's Move to Dismantle Colorado Weather Lab
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Judge halts Trump administration’s first step toward breaking up NCAR
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s first major attempt to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, ruling that halting the move was in the public interest. Earlier this year, the National Science Foundation, which funds NCAR, began taking steps to transfer NCAR’s Wyoming Supercomputing Center to the University of Wyoming. NCAR uses the supercomputing center for computing capacity and data sto…
Scathing ruling blasts Trump's 'political revenge' on blue state
A federal judge in Colorado has put a stop to the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, slamming the move as an effort to exact political revenge on the state.According to The Colorado Sun, Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jacks...
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