Feds failing in bid to take a supercomputer from a climate research center
Summary
The Trump administration decided to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and move its supercomputing center to a different operator. The University Consortium for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages NCAR, sued the government and won a court ruling that temporarily stops the transfer.Key Facts
- NCAR is a federally funded research center in Colorado that supports climate and atmospheric science.
- The government planned to end NCAR’s operations and move its Wyoming supercomputing center to another manager.
- UCAR, managing NCAR, sued to stop the transfer, arguing the decision was made without proper review.
- A judge ruled the court can review the government’s decision under the Administrative Procedures Act.
- The court said the government acted too quickly and did not explain why it decided to transfer the center.
- The government had not fully reviewed public feedback on the decision.
- Internal documents suggested some government officials were unhappy with NCAR’s climate research and efforts to increase minority participation.
- The court blocked the transfer of the supercomputing center until the legal case is resolved.
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