Banned Research Terms
abortion, accessibility, Accessible, activism
activists, advocacy, advocate, advocates
affirmative action, affirmative action programs
affirming care, affordable home, affordable housing
agricultural water, agrivoltaics, air pollution
all-inclusive, allyship, alternative energy
anti-racism, antiracist, asexual, assigned at birth
assigned female at birth, assigned male at birth
at risk, autism, aviation fuel, barrier, barriers
belong, bias, biased, Biased toward, biases
Biases towards, bioenergy, biofuel, biogas
biologically female, biologically male
biomethane, bipoc, bisexual, Black
black and latinx, breastfeed + people
breastfeed + person, Cancer Moonshot
carbon emissions mitigation, carbon footprint
carbon markets, carbon pricing
carbon sequestration, CEC, changing climate
chestfeed + people, chestfeed + person
clean energy, clean fuel, clean power
clean water, climate, climate accountability
climate change, climate consulting
climate crisis, climate model, climate models
climate resilience, climate risk, climate science
climate smart agriculture, climate smart forestry
climate variability, climate-change, climatesmart
commercial sex worker, community, community diversity
community equity, confirmation bias
contaminants of environmental concern
continuum, Covid-19, critical race theory
cultural competence, cultural differences
cultural heritage, cultural relevance
cultural sensitivity, culturally appropriate
culturally responsive, definition, DEI, DEIA
DEIAB, DEIJ, diesel
dietary guidelines/ultraprocessed foods
disabilities, disability, disabled
disadvantaged, discriminated, discrimination
discriminatory, discussion of federal policies
disparity, diverse, diverse backgrounds
diverse communities, diverse community
diverse group, diverse groups, diversified
diversify, diversifying, diversity
diversity and inclusion, diversity in the workplace
diversity, equity, and inclusion
diversity/equity efforts, EEJ, EJ, elderly
electric vehicle, energy conversion
enhance the diversity, enhancing diversity
entitlement, environmental justice
environmental quality, equal opportunity
equality, equitable, equitableness, equity
ethanol, ethnicity, evidence-based, excluded
exclusion, expression, female, females
feminism, fetus, field drainage, fluoride
fostering inclusivity, fuel cell, gay, GBV
gender, gender based, gender based violence
gender diversity, gender dysphoria
gender expression, gender identity
gender ideology, gender nonconformity
gender transition, gender-affirming care
gendered, genders, geothermal, GHG emission
GHG modeling, GHG monitoring, global warming
green, green infrastructure, greenhouse gas emission
groundwater pollution, Gulf of Mexico
H5N1/bird flu, hate, hate speech, health disparity
health equity, hispanic, hispanic minority
historically, housing affordability
housing efficiency, hydrogen vehicle
identity, ideology, immigrants, implicit bias
implicit biases, inclusion, inclusive
inclusive leadership, inclusiveness
inclusivity, Increase diversity
increase the diversity, indigenous
indigenous community/ people
inequalities, inequality, inequitable
inequities, injustice, institutional
integration, intersectional, intersectionality
intersex, issues concerning pending legislation
justice40, key groups, key people, key populations
Latinx, lesbian, lgbt, LGBTQ, low-emission vehicle
low-income housing, male dominated, marginalize
marginalized, marijuana, measles, membrane filtration
men who have sex with men, mental health
methane emissions, microplastics, migrant
minorities, minority, minority serving institution
most risk, MSI, msm, multicultural, Mx
Native American, NCI budget, net-zero
non-binary, nonbinary, noncitizen
non-conforming, nonpoint source pollution
nuclear energy, nuclear power, obesity
opioids, oppression, oppressive, orientation
pansexual, PCB, peanut allergies, people + uterus
people of color, people-centered care
person-centered, person-centered care, PFAS, PFOA
photovoltaic, polarization, political, pollution
pollution abatement, pollution remediation
prefabricated housing, pregnant people
pregnant person, pregnant persons, prejudice
privilege, privileges, promote, promote diversity
promoting diversity, pronoun, pronouns, prostitute
pyrolysis, QT, queer, race, race and ethnicity
racial, racial diversity, racial identity
racial inequality, racial justice, racially
racism, runoff, rural water, safe drinking water
science-based, sediment remediation, segregation
self-assessed, sense of belonging, sex
sexual preferences, sexuality, social justice
social vulnerability, socio cultural
socio economic, sociocultural, socioeconomic status
soil pollution, solar energy, solar power
special populations, stem cell or fetal tissue research
stereotype, stereotypes, subsidized housing
sustainable construction, systemic, they/them
tile drainage, topics of federal investigations
topics that have received recent attention from Congress
topics that have received widespread or critical media attention
trans, transexual, transexualism, transexuals
transgender, transgender military personnel
transgender people, transitional housing, trauma
traumatic, tribal, two-spirit, unconscious bias
under appreciated, under represented, under served
underprivileged, underrepresentation, underrepresented
underserved, understudied, undervalued, vaccines
victim, victims, vulnerable, vulnerable populations
water collection, water conservation, water distribution
water efficiency, water management, water pollution
water quality, water storage, water treatment, white privilege
wind power, woman, women, women and underrepresented