Grants About ‘Climate Change’ Are Down 40 Percent This Year

Grants funded by the National Science Foundation have seen a drop in the use of the phrase “climate change” in public summaries. Meanwhile, alternate phrasing appears to be slowly rising in recent years.

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For consistency, each year displayed shows grants funded between Jan. 1 and Nov. 10.

Source: National Science Foundation

Credit: Katie Park and Rebecca Hersher/NPR