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Tens of Thousands March for Science and Against Threats to Climate Research

Inside Climate News: WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tens of thousands of science supporters streamed through a steady rain to rally at the foot of the Washington Monument Saturday to demonstrate their support for policies grounded in science, including climate change action.

As they stood in long lines to pass through security gates onto the grassy mall just south of the White House, the demonstrators talked about deep discomfort with the policies of the Trump administration.

They said they were alarmed not only by the administration's overt denial of mainstream climate science, but by what they saw as a disrespect for the fundamental values of science and its contribution to society.

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