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Science Policy & Funding

News 15 March 2019

Youth Gather to Demand Action on Climate Change

The US Youth Climate Strike holds events around the country to call for passage of the Green New Deal.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 14 March 2019

Youth Call for Action with Climate Strikes

Climate scientists show their support for protests in the United States and around the world on 15 March.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 12 March 2019

Administration’s Budget Request Slashes Federal Science Budgets

Congressional Democrats and others tear apart the White House funding proposal.

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Climate Change

News 7 March 2019

Cherry Blossoms’ Peak Bloom Is an Indicator of Climate Change

Projected peak bloom days are around the historic average this year, but experts say climate change is altering the long-term blooming schedule.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 6 March 2019

Former Officials Slam Planned White House Climate Change Panel

Fifty-eight former national security leaders say the plan would undermine military and intelligence assessments about threats from climate change.

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Climate Change

News 5 March 2019

Congress Considers Carbon Capture Options

Democrats and Republicans explore areas of potential agreement in combating climate change.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 19 February 2019

White House Science Adviser Outlines Vision

In his first major address, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy emphasized the roles of the private sector and the federal government.

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Planetary Sciences

News 15 February 2019

NASA Wants to Get Back to the Moon, and Fast

The space agency has plans for a sustainable return to the Moon.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 14 February 2019

Congressional Hearing Considers Paths Forward on Climate Change

Democrats and Republicans on the House Science Committee sparred about the best ways to deal with climate change but mostly acknowledged the threat.

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Geology & Geophysics

News 12 February 2019

Tyler Prize Awarded to Climate Scientists Washington and Mann

Prestigious award recognizes Warren Washington and Michael Mann for efforts to advance climate change knowledge through their research and in public policy.

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