--- title: Scientists March to Challenge Donald Trump on Earth Day description: Scientists and critics of President Donald Trump's approach to science will march in Washington D.C. on Earth Day, organizers said Wednesday canonical: https://time.com/4656630/scientists-march-on-washington-date/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-01T17:21:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T12:25:44.000Z article:section: Science og:title: The Scientist's March on Washington Now Has a Date og:description: The Facebook group has more than 300,000 followers og:url: https://time.com/4656630/scientists-march-on-washington-date/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c93623e9b3778a5/6988b8532dce01e2eb9ec1b1/science-march-washington-climate-change-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: science march washington climate change trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Scientist's March on Washington Now Has a Date twitter:description: The Facebook group has more than 300,000 followers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c93623e9b3778a5/6988b8532dce01e2eb9ec1b1/science-march-washington-climate-change-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Scientist's March on Washington Now Has a Date  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:25 PM CUTPublished: Feb 1, 2017 5:21 PM CUT  New York activist groups urge Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to oppose President Donald Trump's policies on climate change outside Schumer's office on Jan 9. New York activist groups urge Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to oppose President Donald Trump's policies on climate change outside Schumer's office on Jan 9.Erik McGregor/Pacific Press—LightRocket via Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:25 PM CUTPublished: Feb 1, 2017 5:21 PM CUT Scientists and critics of [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4656299/why-president-trumps-supreme-court-pick-was-a-home-run/ "undefined")‘s approach to science will [march](http://time.com/4648570/scientists-washington-donald-trump-march-climate-change/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") in Washington D.C. on Earth Day, organizers said Wednesday. The protest, inspired by the [widely-attended Women’s March](http://time.com/womens-march-on-washington-trump-inauguration-mothers-daughters/ "undefined") held the day after [Trump’s inauguration](http://time.com/4640625/new-york-post-daily-news-donald-trump-inauguration-headline/ "undefined"), follows a string actions by the new administration scientists say undermines scientific integrity and threatens the practice of science. A Facebook [page](https://www.facebook.com/marchforscience/ "undefined") for the April 22 march has more than 300,000 followers. “It is time for scientists, science enthusiasts, and concerned citizens to come together to make ourselves heard!” organizers wrote on the page. Among other things, the Trump administration has prohibited scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from [speaking to the media](http://time.com/4645559/donald-trump-epa-social-media-blackout/ "undefined") and temporarily halted grant funding from that agency. Almost all mentions of climate change have been removed from the White House website. He has not appointed a [science advisor](http://time.com/4653507/donald-trump-science-advisor/ "undefined") and has made no indication if and when he might do so. Trump has drawn large crowds in protest both at the [Women’s March](http://time.com/4649891/protest-donald-trump/ "undefined") and in opposition to his [executive order](http://time.com/4652953/donald-trump-muslim-ban/ "undefined") barring people from seven majority-Muslim nations from entering the U.S. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4656630/scientists-march-on-washington-date/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4656630/scientists-march-on-washington-date/"},"headline":"The Scientist's March on Washington Now Has a Date","datePublished":"2017-02-01T17:21:02.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T12:25:44.000Z","description":"The Facebook group has more than 300,000 followers","url":"https://time.com/4656630/scientists-march-on-washington-date/","keywords":["Science topic","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c93623e9b3778a5/6988b8532dce01e2eb9ec1b1/science-march-washington-climate-change-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c93623e9b3778a5/6988b8532dce01e2eb9ec1b1/science-march-washington-climate-change-trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"science march washington climate change trump","caption":"science march washington climate change trump","creditText":"Erik McGregor/Pacific Press—LightRocket via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4656630/scientists-march-on-washington-date/","name":"The Scientist's March on Washington Now Has a Date"}}]}] ```