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Fossil fuel influence linked to Trump's attack on university research, study finds
Original: Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says https://www. theguardi
A new study argues that decades of fossil fuel industry funding and influence over American universities helped create the conditions for the Trump administration's current cuts and restrictions on university research, particularly climate-related work. The findings suggest corporate money shaped academic priorities and left institutions vulnerable to political pressure.
Why now: The study connects ongoing Trump administration cuts to university research with long-standing fossil fuel funding of academia, a timely issue in US climate and politics debates.
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- Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/28/fossil-fuel-industry-climate-research-universities-study # Environment # ClimateCrisis # UsNews # FossilFuels # Energy # Research… · theguardian_climate_crisis@halo.nu · 4
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