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The system combines automated R scripts for RSS feed collection and keyword filtering with human content analysis to categorize attacks by type, topic, and stage of completion. 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The first filter screens RSS feed titles and descriptions for government/science terms, topic terms, and negative verbs; the second filter applies these same criteria to the article's full text.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000278#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"UCS categorizes attacks on science into three primary areas: attacks on federal processes, attacks on scientific research, and attacks on scientists.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000278#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The methodology distinguishes between 'threatened' and 'completed' attacks to capture both the tangible impacts of executed attacks and the 'chilling effect' of rumored or planned interference.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000278#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The system tracks attacks across seven specific policy topics: climate science, elections and voting, energy, environment, equity, health & safety, and a general 'any' category.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000278#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To ensure data reliability, UCS used Gwet’s AC1 to measure intercoder reliability during training, requiring a threshold of ≥ .70 for most variables before independent coding began.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000278#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The methodology identifies potential scientific integrity (SI) violations by automatically classifying certain attack types based on the text of the Scientific Integrity Act introduced during the 119th Congress.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000278#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The data collection process is limited by its reliance on news coverage, which may not capture all attacks, and the potential for 'coder drift,' which UCS intends to mitigate through quarterly reliability recalculations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000278#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["obsidian","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","climate resilience","renewable energy","fossil fuel","environmental policy"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["methodology","content analysis"]},{"id":"quotacli-000002","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/quotacli-000002","title":"Proposition plan national information climatique environnementale","publisher":{"name":"QuotaClimat","organization":"quotaclimat"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":"2026-07-10","source_url":"https://quotaclimat.org/actualites/proposition-plan-national-information-climatique-environnementale/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"QuotaClimat has issued 17 recommendations to the French government to ensure the upcoming national plan on environmental and climate information effectively tackles disinformation. 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It highlights the role of public broadcasting as a bulwark in France and warns that disinformation during extreme weather events can undermine emergency responses. 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It details how the agency seeks to narrow the definition of 'air pollution' to exclude global harms and challenges the scientific consensus on climate change using a Department of Energy report authored by climate skeptics. The briefing notes that while the proposal specifically targets motor vehicle emission standards for model years 2012 to 2027 and beyond, it also undermines the legal basis for greenhouse gas regulations on power plants and oil and gas facilities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-000012#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The EPA proposal attempts to revoke the 2009 endangerment finding by arguing that the Clean Air Act's term 'air pollution' only applies to pollutants causing 'local or regional exposure', thereby excluding pollutants that cause global harm.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-000012#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EPA's proposal relies on a Department of Energy (DOE) report authored by five contrarian scientists, including Steven Koonin, Judith Curry, and John Christy, which claims that rising CO2 emissions lead to 'global greening' and increased plant growth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-000012#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proposal seeks to rescind all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines for model years 2012 through 2027 and beyond.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-000012#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While the proposal does not directly repeal regulations for oil and gas facilities or power plants, revoking the 2009 endangerment finding would eliminate the legal basis upon which those regulations were issued.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-000012#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EPA has halted work on the National Climate Assessment (NCA) and dismissed the findings of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), claiming they are 'unduly pessimistic'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-000012#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","electric vehicle","obsidian"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal analysis","policy critique"]},{"id":"ucs-000216","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ucs-000216","title":"Science and Democracy Under Siege","publisher":{"name":"Union of Concerned Scientists","organization":"union-of-concerned-scientists"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-07","source_url":"https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/6-Months-Trump-methodology.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report details the methodological framework for identifying 'attacks on science' (AOS), defined as actions by elected officials or political appointees that result in the censoring, manipulation, or misinforming of scientific data. It describes the use of human coding for news articles, analysis of federal funding data from USASpending.gov, and tracking of federal advisory committee terminations. The methodology specifically addresses the tracking of federal workforce cuts, the impact of Clean Air Act exemptions on overburdened communities using spatial buffers, and the monitoring of federal environmental webpages via the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000216#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Union of Concerned Scientists defines an 'attack on science' (AOS) as any action, statement, or decision from a federal elected official or political appointee that leads to the censoring, manipulation, forging, or misinforming of scientific data, results, or conclusions produced by the government or with federal funds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000216#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"As of June 30, 2025, the researchers identified 402 attacks on science, though only 119 had been fully categorized through human coding by that date.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000216#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The methodology for the second Trump administration expanded the definition of AOS to include publicly communicated threats before policy decisions occur, the assumption that actions by political appointees are politically motivated, and the misuse or absence of science in federally funded academic and medical institutions, such as those receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000216#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The administration targeted environmental justice staff, specifically putting leadership and staff in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights on administrative leave, with formal termination notifications issued on April 30 and an effective date of July 31, 2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000216#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The researchers identified 51 Scientific Technical Program Advisory Boards (FACs) terminated since January 20, 2025, out of a set of 188 active FACs at the start of the term.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000216#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To assess the impact of Clean Air Act Section 112 compliance exemptions, the study analyzed 532 facilities and used five-mile spatial buffers to intersect facility locations with census block group data on low-income populations, non-White populations, and English language proficiency.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ucs-000216#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["obsidian","environmental justice","environmental regulation","climate policy"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["methodology","content analysis","spatial analysis"]},{"id":"costratri-000119","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/costratri-000119","title":"What the Nation Stands to Lose Without Climate.gov","publisher":{"name":"The Council on Strategic Risks","organization":"the-council-on-strategic-risks"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2025-06-11","source_url":"https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/2025/06/11/what-the-nation-stands-to-lose-without-climate-gov/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Council on Strategic Risks warns that the reported firing of staff and potential closure of climate.gov would erode the health and security of Americans. The site serves as a vital bridge between scientists and the public, providing STEM resources, extreme weather outlooks, and the US Climate Resilience Toolkit for farmers and policymakers. The author asserts that losing this 'national security asset' would lead to higher disaster recovery costs, increased vulnerability to misinformation, and a 'brain drain' of US scientists to regions like the European Union.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000119#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Climate.gov functions as a critical intermediary between climate scientists and the general public, providing STEM resources for teachers, extreme weather maps and seasonal outlooks, and a Global Climate Dashboard to explain climate science.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000119#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The US Climate Resilience Toolkit on climate.gov supports farmers, homeowners, community planners, and policymakers by providing local case studies on drought, flooding, wildfire, and extreme heat, as well as databases for funding resilience projects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000119#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The removal of climate.gov is framed as a national security risk; in the short term, it hinders disaster preparation, which is more cost-effective than rebuilding, noting that global rebuilding costs after climate disasters reached $320 billion in 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000119#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Long-term consequences of erasing the site include the proliferation of misinformation and a 'brain drain' of scientific talent, specifically noting that the European Union has allocated 500 million euros to attract American scientists.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"costratri-000119#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate data","climate resilience","climate change disinformation","national security","obsidian","extreme weather event"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","risk assessment"]},{"id":"iai-001757","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001757","title":"Decisiones de la 33.a Reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes del Instituto Interamericano para la Investigación del Cambio Global","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":"2025-05","source_url":"https://iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/Decisions-CoP-33-es.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The 33rd Meeting of the IAI Conference of the Parties approved the 2025-2026 operating budget, the Asunción Declaration on Water Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Resilience in the Americas, and a new policy on open access to data and publications. 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It documents how powerful economic interests, particularly the fossil fuel industry, and political actors use strategies like greenwashing, delay, and obstruction to undermine scientific consensus. The review highlights the role of social media algorithms, bots, and 'source media' (such as corporate reports) in amplifying misleading narratives. 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