Complaint alleges violations of the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act
Mar 16, 2026 - by Staff
The following is a statement from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), which manages the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) on behalf of NSF. UCAR is a nonprofit consortium of 129 North American universities with programs in Earth system science.
UCAR today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF); the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); the United States Department of Commerce (DOC); the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and their respective directors in their official capacity.
The lawsuit alleges violations of the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act arising from several adverse actions taken by federal agencies over the last several months directed against NCAR and UCAR. The lawsuit requests the court to stop implementation of the actions, declare the actions unlawful, and issue an injunction to prevent further harm to NCAR and UCAR's operations and mission.
These actions pose a direct threat to national security, public safety, and economic prosperity and risk setting back the country's global leadership in weather and space weather modeling and forecasting. We are hopeful that this lawsuit will prevent future unlawful action by the agencies.
UCAR and NCAR will not be making any further public comment while this litigation is pending. For more information, please refer to the full complaint.
For an overview of how our research benefits the nation, visit our Research Works website.
https://news.ucar.edu/133061/ucar-statement-lawsuit-filed-against-federal-administrative-agencies
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David Hosansky
UCAR Media Relations
UCAR, UCP and NSF NCAR
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