It’s troubling to read reports of attacks by the Trump administration on our highly respected institutions. Colorado has been a particular target. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and research projects at the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado State University have all been impacted. Late last year, NREL, which has been called the crown jewel of renewable energy research, was abruptly renamed the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). The removal of renewable energy from NREL’s name was extremely disappointing to me because supporting the transition to clean, renewable energy was our main laboratory mission during my…