✴︎ April 10, 2025
A leaked memo from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service lists 110 banned words, including “PFAs,” “clean water,” and “climate change,” reportedly in compliance with Trump administration executive orders. Critics, including Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, call the move “absurd,” warning it could jeopardize vital research funding and hinder scientific progress on critical agricultural and environmental issues.