The Trump administration plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, the largest federal climate research laboratory.[1][2][3][4] The center was founded in 1960 and employs approximately 850 people engaged in advanced research on climate, weather, water and global challenges.[2][3][4] White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced the plan on Tuesday at Platform X, calling NCAR one of the nation's biggest sources of climate alarmism.[1][2][4] According to Vought, a comprehensive review is underway and important activities such as weather research will be moved to another institution or location.[1][4] The parent organization, the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), an association of 129 American universities, said it had no information about the plan and wanted to cooperate with the administration.[1][4] Colorado Governor Jared Polis called the plan an attack on science that threatens public safety.[1][4] The White House stated that NCAR's activities had strayed from useful science and that breaking up the center would eliminate research related to the Green New Deal.[1][4]