Republicans and conservative media outlets are turning on the agency administrator as allegations of ethical misconduct and excessive spending pile up.
Republican politicians have been trying to limit data to only those publicly available, but opponents say that would neglect private, yet important, information.
Gender discrimination, Brexit, and climate change are among the issues that have received considerable attention from the scientific community this year.
An aide to President Donald Trump has final say over grants at the Environmental Protection Agency and has nixed close to $2 million of the agency’s awards.