Tell Congress: Stand Up for Science, Not Polluter Profits

Republican leaders on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology are launching a dangerous attack on one of the most trusted scientific bodies in the world—the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Instead of listening to experts, they’re trying to discredit them.

At a time when families across the country are already facing extreme heat, wildfires, floods, and rising costs driven by climate change, these lawmakers are casting doubt on the very scientists working to protect us. Their claims about so-called “conflicts of interest” are a distraction—not a serious critique.

Let’s be honest about what’s really going on.

In recent days, Republican leaders on the House Science Committee sent letters to the National Academies demanding internal documents and raising concerns about alleged “conflicts of interest”—despite the report reflecting the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change.

At the same time, these same lawmakers have collectively received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the oil and gas industry, raising serious questions about whether this is legitimate oversight—or a politically motivated attack to protect fossil fuel interests.

When lawmakers who take large sums from Big Oil turn around and try to discredit independent scientists, Americans have every right to question their motives—and their integrity.

The National Academies exist to provide Congress with independent, evidence-based guidance. Their conclusions reflect overwhelming scientific consensus: climate change is real, human-caused, and accelerating.

But instead of acting on that reality, some politicians are choosing to attack the messengers and protect their donors.

This is the fossil fuel playbook: manufacture doubt, delay action, and keep profits flowing—no matter the cost to our communities.

We can’t afford it.

Undermining trusted scientific institutions erodes public trust and delays urgently needed solutions. Americans deserve leaders who follow the evidence—not ones who twist it to serve powerful interests.

Republican leaders on the House Science Committee must stop these attacks and start doing their jobs.

Sign the petition to demand that they:

1: Stop undermining the National Academies and independent science

2: End political attacks on climate research

3: Refuse fossil fuel money that creates clear conflicts of interest

4: Put the health and safety of the American people first

The climate crisis demands real leadership.

Sign the petition to tell Congressional Republicans: Stop attacking science. Start protecting our future.

The petition to GOP Members of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology reads: Republican leaders on the committee are attacking the National Academies to distract from the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change—while many accept significant fossil fuel industry donations that raise serious questions about their motives. Instead of smearing independent experts, they should respect science and put the health and safety of the American people ahead of polluter profits.
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Source:

Inside Climate News | Fossil-Fuel Funded GOP Leaders Claim a Renowned Scientific Institution Has ‘Potential Conflicts of Interest’ | https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24042026/gop-leaders-claim-national-academies-conflicts-of-interest/