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Russ Vought Faces Legal Battles Over Federal Funding Cuts and NCAR Shutdown
Russ Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, faces new legal challenges over recent federal funding and research decisions. On March 16, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Colorado against the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, and Office of Management and Budget, naming Vought in his official capacity, according to the complaint filed that day in Case Number 1:26-cv-01061. The suit alleges unconstitutional retaliation against Colorado after Governor Jared Polis denied clemency to Tina Peters, convicted on election-related felonies. It claims Vought announced on December 16 that the National Science Foundation would break up the Boulder-based National Center for Atmospheric Research, a key hub for weather forecasting and climate research managed by the nonprofit consortium of 129 universities, as detailed in Boulder Reporting Lab coverage. UCAR argues the move lacks reasoned explanation, violates the Administrative Procedure Act, and threatens national security by disrupting weather modeling and disaster preparation. The complaint lists five counts, including retaliation, improper asset transfers like the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center to the University of Wyoming, terminated funding from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, new reporting burdens, and a National Science Foundation gag order on staff speech. Separately, on March 16, a federal appeals court in the First US Circuit largely upheld a lower court block on a sweeping funding freeze Vought directed in January 2025, impacting up to three trillion dollars in grants and loans to align with President Trump's orders against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and climate projects, Newsmax reports. The panel found the Office of Management and Budget failed to consider recipients' reliance interests, though it adjusted parts of the injunction. These actions tie into broader accusations of impoundment, where House Democrats-Appropriations Committee statements call Vought's moves unlawful withholding of congressionally approved funds. Colorado leaders and scientists warn fragmenting the center could harm weather prediction amid extreme events, per Smart Cities Dive. Thank you for tuning in, listeners. Please subscribe for more updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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