NCAR Sues Over Dismantling of Colorado Weather Lab as Retaliation Probe Continues
On Monday morning, UCAR and over 100 partner universities filed an emergency lawsuit in Denver accusing President Donald Trump's National Science Foundation administration of unlawfully dismantling its Boulder-based NCAT lab as part of a retaliatory campaign against the state.
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1A consortium representing over 100 colleges and universities filed lawsuits on March 17 accusing President Donald Trump's administration of unlawfully dismantling its National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) lab in Boulder.
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2The plaintiffs allege the shutdown is not a legitimate policy decision but rather part of an 'unlawful retaliation' campaign specifically targeting Colorado as political retribution against former Vice-President Joe Biden and his allies.
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A consortium representing over one hundred colleges and universities filed Monday's lawsuit claiming that dismantling Boulders National Center for Atmospheric Research by Trump administration is illegal.
— (Denver7)The nonprofit overseeing the NCAR sued on Mon, alleging efforts to dismantle a Boulder-based federal lab are unlawful retaliation against Colorado state of
— (Axios)A consortium overseeing the US's premier atmospheric research center has sued the Trump administration over plans to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The lawsuit alleges that NCAR is being dismantled because President Trump dislikes Colorado and its governor, following a December statement by an OMB official who labeled it "woke" as one of America's largest sources of climate alarmism.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is suing federal agencies to stop what it claims constitutes political retaliation against Colorado over election issues like mail-in voting and the pardon of Tina Peters. The lawsuit accuses these entities of arbitrarily dismantling NCAR contracts while also gagging officials, citing risks that such actions undermine national leadership in weather forecasting innovation.