The Department of Justice plans to require cheek swabs at the border, with the data then entered in a national criminal database.

Two panels devoted to reviewing/recommending policy on marine protected areas and invasive species were eliminated.

The repeal will return the US to water standards from 1986.

An outspoken critic of the scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change, Happer is returning to academia after a year in his White House role.

The agency argues that chlorpyrifos is one of few “cost-effective options” for controlling certain farm pests.

The president wants to terminate at least a third of all federal advisory committees by the end of September.

An amendment to the 2020 funding bill would prohibit the Trump administration from convening ethics advisory boards to review funding proposals involving the tissues.

External researchers funded by US federal grants can continue their experiments under tighter scrutiny.

The National Science and Technology Council will bring together agency leaders to “focus on improving the safety, integrity, and productivity of research settings.”