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Documenting The War Against Science, Research, Public Health, and the Rule of Law

Sabrina I. Pacifici is publishing an ongoing series of links and descriptions that document the continuing onslaught on science, healthcare and public health, and the rule of law. The Trump Administration’s Continued War Against Science, Research, Public Health, and the Rule of Law, By Sabrina I. Pacifici, LLRX (Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals) […]

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A Disappearing Data Chronology

A new publication from George Washington University's National Security Archive: A Disappearing Data Chronology By Rachel Santarsiero, National Security Archive, George Washington University (Mar 30, 2026) Today, the National Security Archive published a Disappearing Data Chronology that tracks fundamental changes to the federal information landscape under the Trump administration, including major data losses and restorations, […]

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Preserving Government Information podcast at New Books Network

James and I were interviewed by Adam Kriesberg on the New Books Network Library Science podcast in a discussion of our book, Preserving Government Information: Past, Present, and Future. Adam is an Associate Professor at the Simmons University School of Library and Information Science where his research and teaching interests lie in the intersecting domains […]

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Rapid and Thorough Deletion of Environmental Information by Trump Administration

The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) has released a report which documents the rapid and thorough deletion of environmental information by the Trump administration. Press Release: Report Shows Rapid and Thorough Deletion of Environmental Information by Trump Administration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 6, 2025). Most dramatically, information about environmental racism has been entirely excised […]

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Vanishing data undermines public policy globally

The alteration and removal of data collected by the US Federal Government will have effects world wide. Researchers around the world rely on good, accurate, timely, and historical data provided, maintained, and preserved by the US government. A recent article describes this situation for Canada: Vanishing data in the U.S. undermines good public policy, with […]

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