Trump Targets African Pathogen Data and Coastal Fishing Stocks
July 6, 2026
The Trump administration is leveraging foreign aid to extract biological data from African labs while simultaneously dismantling environmental monitoring and catch limits in American commercial fishing waters. This systematic suppression of public data quality—from Statistics Canada’s economic misses to Spotify’s streaming fraud—erodes institutional expertise, leaving grassroots efforts like Salish Sea salmon gut mapping as the final reliable sensors of ecological health.
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How Trump is leveraging aid to access Africa’s pathogen data
The data flowed freely. Vaccines far less so. Five years after Covid-19, the health agreements negotiated by the US with several African countries have reopened the debate over sharing the benefits derived from pathogen data, which has become a strategic resource for global health. An analysis with…
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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which the Trump administration seeks to limit
People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common sense to first get a detailed picture of who they are and where they are. My resea…
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Trump administration aims to cut regulations on US commercial fishing
Scallop fishing had been banned in the New England waters since 1994 on account of overfishing.
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Spotify Confirms Streaming Fraud After Kalshi Trader Cries Foul
One of Kalshi’s most prominent traders tells WIRED he’s swearing off Spotify-related markets until the issue is resolved.
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Using Salmon Guts to Map Forage Fish Populations
A new study examined thousands of chinook stomachs to track a vital and often overlooked part of the Salish Sea’s food chain.
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These economists worry Canada has a data-quality problem
Most economists, including at the Bank of Canada, were a bit surprised when Statistics Canada reported late last month that the economy contracted slightly over the first three months of the year.