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EMERGENCY ALERT – GET READY TO WRITE!: Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, is trying to pass sweeping regulatory change that will end American science as we know it and catastrophically damage federal assistance that benefits all of society.
Vought is a key author of the ultra-right wing Project 2025 plan and is using his new powers to delete science for any subject that makes the far-right sad and GOP donors mad.
Since he doesn’t want climate change information to hurt the GOP’s fossil fuel donors, he tried to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado. Damage was done before he was stopped. He also tried to dismantle dismantle the $368 million OOI system, which uses more than 900 sensors in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to stream continuous data. A bi-partisan pushback stopped him from destroying this gold-standard warning system for environmental mayhem.
Now, he wants to pencil out offending projects by grabbing power to delete their grants, especially research on women, people of color, LGBTQ+ communities, and religious minorities.
The Stand up For Science folks have a great website: (https://fight2win.standupforscience.net)
Here’s their references to make this task easy. Read Dr. Ginex’s overview and the guide to leaving public comments, then have at it. Talk about what’s really important to you!
– OMB Rule Related Resources
View the full OMB-2026-0034 Proposed Rule
(https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance)
– View the SUFS Overview of the Rule Proposal
(https://www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-advocacy/blog-post-title-two-t5my5-k4xmd-4tbkf)
– Read Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi’s Overview on the Rule Proposal
(https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed)
– View the SUFS Guide to Leaving Public Comments
(https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed)
– Learn How To Talk to Anyone About the New OMB Rule
(https://www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-advocacy/how-to-talk-to-anyone-about-omb-2026-0034)
• You can also go directly to their call action page here: (https://fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163674)
• They have a page to help you send an email here: (https://fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163673)