Science is most definitely not a priesthood where people stand on a mountain and pass truths down to the waiting minions below.
The USA is a beautiful country...when you take the corrupt corporations and their government minions out of the equation.
Corporations and their government minions are capable of anything...just look at the frauds the recent wars became known as. Hundreds of thousands killed in the name of corporate "liberation".
Nature is in the process of shutting down corrupt corporations and their government minions.
You cannot expect a corrupt law enforcement system to prosecute the illegal activities of corporations and their government minions.