"Lessons learned under former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a Conservative who was accused of muzzling scientists during his term, initially energized a "race" to save the U.S. government's climate data. Activists also studied policy papers by members of Trump's transition team to get a sense of what might be at risk.
But what they have witnessed so far has been "unprecedented," Murphy said, and "much more intense and publicly celebrated" than the precedent set in Canada.
"The transition team and Trump administration are very upfront and promoting of this plan; it's not that this is surreptitious," Murphy said."
But what they have witnessed so far has been "unprecedented," Murphy said, and "much more intense and publicly celebrated" than the precedent set in Canada.
"The transition team and Trump administration are very upfront and promoting of this plan; it's not that this is surreptitious," Murphy said."
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