Guest Opinion: Science is our future, not our enemy

Column by Marni Koopman, Bryan Sohl and 12 others including SOCAN’s Eric Dittmer and Alan Journet, Medford Mail Tribune, Mach 5, 2017

Our nation prides itself on academic excellence and scientific ingenuity that provide society with the benefits of new and exciting discoveries and technological advances. In fact, science and technology have been responsible for half of all U.S. economic growth since World War II.

And yet, the current administration is attacking science at every turn. They call climate change a hoax and are working to repeal sound regulations based on the best available science. In so doing, they jeopardize our food, water, health and environment.

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