US Universities Take Legal Action to Save Key Climate Research Lab
The legal action challenges efforts to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, alleging that the administration is conducting a coordinated campaign against the state amid tensions between President Donald Trump and Governor Jared Polis, according to reports.
The lawsuit was filed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), a nonprofit consortium of universities that operates NCAR, the nation’s leading institution for weather modeling and climate science. The Trump administration announced in December its intention to dismantle the center.
“UCAR and NCAR are collateral damage,” the lawsuit states.
Filed in a U.S. district court in Colorado, the complaint claims that multiple federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Commerce Department, and the Office of Management and Budget, have targeted NCAR as part of a broader retaliatory campaign.
Several federal agencies named in the lawsuit did not immediately respond to requests for comment, while the National Science Foundation stated it does not comment on ongoing litigation, according to reports.
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