Feds failing in bid to take a supercomputer from a climate research center A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the government’s attempt to transfer the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s (NCAR) supercomputing center to a different operator. The judge found the government’s actions to be arbitrary and capricious, violating the Administrative Procedures Act, and that UCAR, which manages NCAR, would suffer irreparable harm. While this injunction halts the supercomputing center transfer, other threats to NCAR remain.

• The Trump administration announced plans to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and transfer its supercomputing center.
• UCAR, the manager of NCAR, sued the government and obtained a preliminary injunction halting the transfer.
• The judge ruled the government’s decision was arbitrary and capricious and violated the Administrative Procedures Act.
• UCAR demonstrated it would suffer irreparable harm from staff attrition and difficulty finding replacements.
• The injunction specifically blocks the transfer of the supercomputing center resources, but other threats to NCAR persist. Continue reading https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/judge-blocks-part-of-trump-admins-effort-to-hurt-colorado-research-center/