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Our mission: Capture voices, stories & data on how cutting federal science jobs & programs impacts communities locally, nationally & globally
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We are changing our banners to show support for EPA workers being retaliated against for speaking up. Read their public Declaration of Dissent to their Administrator Lee Zeldin, imploring he recommits to protecting the American people and the environment: www.standupforscience.net/epa-declarat...
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July 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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1) The Aministration's proposed 2026 budget would eliminate NOAA’s Oceanic & Atmospheric Research—gutting labs that protect us from hurricanes, wildfire smoke, tsunamis & more. It just passed the Senate. Everything is at stake in this proposed budget. Call your Rep NOW at (202) 224-3121
Satelite image of two large hurricanes overlayed with the words: "NOAA’s weather, climate, and ocean Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes". The IMPACTS logo is found at the bottom right of the image.
July 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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National Science Foundation (NSF) grants given to fund research are down 50%, the lowest in 30+ years.
1,600+ grants cut.
STEM education down 80%.
Innovation & the future of science at risk.
If you work on federally funded research, share your experience!
👉 IMPACTS Survey: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
Woman in white protective body suit looks off to the right of the image. The image displays the New York Times Logo with the title: Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades". Then the quote "You can't have science without scientists" from Rep Zoe Lofgren of House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
May 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Deadline Today! Apply at bit.ly/IMPACTSSocial
fedscienceimpacts.bsky.social IMPACTS @fedscienceimpacts.bsky.social · May 14
IMPACTS Needs You!
Join a dedicated volunteer team, highlighting the impact of federal science and technology cuts on the American people.
To Apply and learn more about the role, visit: bit.ly/IMPACTSSocial
For questions: fedscienceimpacts@proton.me
More about IMPACTS at: linktr.ee/impacts_snt
Flyer with sunset mountain background. In the foreground we see the IMPACTS logo at the top, followed by the words: "IMPACTS is looking for a Social Media Specialist. Join the IMPACTS team and help highlight the impact of federal science and tech cuts on the American people. To Apply and learn more about the role, scan the QR code or visit: bit.ly/IMPACTSSocial. Dealine: May 21, 2025 11:59p est. Questions? Email us at fedscienceimpacts@proton.me. Learn more: linktr.ee/impacts_snt." Followed by social media icons There is also an arrow pointing to a QR code to scan to apply
May 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Reposted by IMPACTS
nature.com
The evidence suggests that hurricane risk will increase in the United States

https://go.nature.com/4jkK9rG
Hurricane risk in a changing climate — the role of uncertainty
When it comes to modelling how global warming will affect storms hitting the United States, some factors are better understood than others.
go.nature.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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This weekend, tornadoes killed 28 people—19 in Kentucky alone. The NWS Jackson, KY office, facing a 31% staffing shortage, had no overnight forcasters for the first time. Tornadoes don't wait till morning.
Cuts to federal science cost lives.
➡️ Share your story: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
#IMPACTSSurvey
Image with a tornado in the background with the IMPACTS logo and the words: “Kentucky lost 19 lives to the recent tornadoes while the Jackson, KY National Weather Service (NWS) office is no longer operating 24/7. NOAA is struggling to staff NWS offices nationwide after federal cuts led to a loss of over 560 NWS employees, leaving nearly half of 122 forecasting offices critically understaffed.” Underneath are the words: “These are real consequences to shuttering. America’s science & tech workforce. Share your IMPACTS story today.” Followed by a QR code and link
May 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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IMPACTS Needs You!
Join a dedicated volunteer team, highlighting the impact of federal science and technology cuts on the American people.
To Apply and learn more about the role, visit: bit.ly/IMPACTSSocial
For questions: fedscienceimpacts@proton.me
More about IMPACTS at: linktr.ee/impacts_snt
Flyer with sunset mountain background. In the foreground we see the IMPACTS logo at the top, followed by the words: "IMPACTS is looking for a Social Media Specialist. Join the IMPACTS team and help highlight the impact of federal science and tech cuts on the American people. To Apply and learn more about the role, scan the QR code or visit: bit.ly/IMPACTSSocial. Dealine: May 21, 2025 11:59p est. Questions? Email us at fedscienceimpacts@proton.me. Learn more: linktr.ee/impacts_snt." Followed by social media icons There is also an arrow pointing to a QR code to scan to apply
May 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Breaking: The Administration abruptly dismissed hundreds of scientists from the U.S. National Climate Assessment today.
Our future depends on science — not censorship.
IMPACTS is tracking what’s at risk.
📢 Share your story: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS 🌎 fedscienceimpacts.org
#ClimateCrisis #IMPACTSSurvey
A graphic featuring a dramatic photo of a wildfire blazing in a forest beside a road with cars and emergency cones. Overlaid is a New York Times headline: “All Authors Working on Flagship U.S. Climate Report Are Dismissed.” Subheadline reads: “The Trump administration told researchers it was ‘releasing’ them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.” At the bottom left is the IMPACTS logo with a colorful polygonal brain and text reading: “The consequences to shuttering America’s science & tech workforce are real. Share your IMPACTS story Now.” A QR code appears in the bottom right.
April 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Today, 10,000 people were fired from HHS. These decisions are killing US medical science for at least a generation.

"The entire lab next door- that researched Parkinson's disease- was empty... That's information about a disease that affects 1M Americans.. gone."
-From the IMPACTS Survey
Man in surgical gear, including a mask and hat, standing in front of brain scans. Text overlay says '"Today a friend called me. The entire lab next door- that researched Parkinson's disease- was empty. The Principle Investigator had been fired at HHS and the rest of the team functionally RIFed. That's taxpayers money that we will never see back on our investment. That's information about a disease that affects 1M Americans.. gone." -From the IMPACTS Survey Today, 10,000 people were fired from HHS. Impacted by these science & technology cuts? IMPACTS Share your IMPACTS story today bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS' .
April 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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HHS just cut over $12B in public health funds, halting disease response grants. Lubbock, TX lost 3 grants for measles efforts—as Texas faces 327+ cases & 40 hospitalizations. These cuts put lives at risk.
Are you impacted?
Share your story here: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
#IMPACTSSurvey #StopMeasles
Child with Measles with a pacifier looks outwardly. The words on the screen read: HHS just cut over $12B in grants toward urgent state health services across the US crippling places like Lubbock, TX. On the same day, the Texas Department of State Health Service reports the measles outbreak at 325 cases. The flyer also encourages submitting an IMPACTS story via a QR code and link. The IMPACTS Logo is visible on the bottom left of the image.
March 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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World TB Day 🧬

TB kills 1.25M people yearly. Drug-resistant strains are rising.
USAID led the fight in 20+ countries—now it’s being dismantled. Lives are on the line.

Has this affected you? Share your story: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS

Restore USAID. Defend science. Stop TB.
#WorldTBDay #IMPACTSSurvey
Loss of Federal Science Impacts (IMPACTS) Survey
This project is intended to: Collect individual impact stories of federal employees, contractors, and the general public Capture and quantify the effects of current Administrative actions Communicate...
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March 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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The U.S. just halted Agent Orange cleanup in Vietnam. Toxic dioxin at Bien Hoa Air Base is left exposed in soil—millions now at risk as rainy season looms. Millions have already been exposed—whle impacts are still ongoing.
Share your IMPACTS story: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
#AgentOrange #IMPACTSSurvey
Air plane spraying orange substance over a field. Words on image reads: Agent Orange killed over 300,000 US veterans and over 400,000 Vietnamese people from 1962 to 1971 alone. US officials just halted Agent Orange Cleanup in Vietnam. Millions of locals are now at risk ahead of the rainy season. QR code is included as well as text to encouraging sharing an IMPACTS story via the survey.
March 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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10% of Los Alamos' NNSA workforce—gone. DOGE already tried firing 20% of NNSA before Congress stepped in. Now, physicists, engineers & safety experts are being cut from the office overseeing plutonium production at Los Alamos. Who has access to nuclear secrets now?
📢 bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
#IMPACTSSurvey
Black and white image of two men at the top of the tower with nuclear bomb “Gadget” at Trinity Site in Los Alamos National Lab. Overlayed with words in white “Remember Oppenheimer? The NNSA office that oversees the Los Alamos lab just lost 10% of their staff.” In a mustard color are the words “This is where they make plutonium.” This is followed by a call to submit IMPACTS stories via a QR code and url of bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
March 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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2,200 jobs lost.
TB and HIV research stalled.
Maternal & newborn health programs at risk.
This is the IMPACT of cutting USAID’s Global Health Bureau at @jhpiego.org & @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social. These cuts affect real lives. Share your IMPACTS story here! bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
#IMPACTSSurvey
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March 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Fire USDA pest experts? America’s crops pay the price. Florida’s $6.9B citrus industry is at risk—from an insect experts once kept at bay. This is what happens when we gut federal science. Your voice matters. Share your story.

🔗 Survey: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
🔗 More: fedscienceimpacts.org
#IMPACTSSurvey
Background image: Orange farm in a tropical climate with blue sky showing oranges having fallen to the ground and some oranges rotting. IMPACTS Logo at the top Words: What happens when you fire our USDA invasive pest experts? You leave America's crops unprotected. Florida’s $6.9 billion citrus industry is now vulnerable to the Asian citrus psyllid - an invasive pest less than 1/5 of an inch threatening US citrus. These are real consequences to shuttering America’s science & tech workforce Share your IMPACTS story today. QR code and link to the IMPACTS survey is shared
March 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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The first voices are being heard. In 24 hours, 22 people shared how science & tech cuts affect them. Thank you! This is just the start.

Your experience matters. Help track the real-world impact.

🔗 Survey: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS
📬 Stay updated: bit.ly/IMPACTSList

#IMPACTSSurvey #ThisAffectsAllOfUs
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March 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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🚨 America Needs Your Voice. 🚨

Federal science cuts hurt jobs, security & innovation. The IMPACTS Survey tracks the consequences—because policy affects us all.

📢 Impacted? Share your story.

🔗 Take the survey: bit.ly/SnTIMPACTS

📢 More at fedscienceimpacts.org

#IMPACTSSurvey #AmericaNeedsYourVoice
March 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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📢 Today we joined the March for Science. What happens when federal science programs are cut?

🚨 Tomorrow, we launch a project tracking the real-world impacts of these decisions for all Americans.

Stay tuned.

#MarchForScience #IMPACTSSurvey #ThisAffectsEveryone
March 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM