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Science Policy & Funding

News 13 hours ago

Mayor Signs Landmark Clean Energy Law for D.C.

The new law, which gained widespread support, including in the environmental and business communities, requires that all electricity sold in the city come from renewable energy sources by 2032.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 17 January 2019

Johnson Plans to Restore Credibility to House Science Committee

Eos interviews the new chairperson about the committee’s plans to address climate change, STEM education and inclusiveness, and maintaining U.S. science leadership.

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Ocean Sciences

News 11 January 2019

New Program Connects Ocean Health and National Security

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says the security risk along the U.S.–Mexican border pales compared with the security threat from the decline in ocean health.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 11 January 2019

Federal Government Shutdown Stings Scientists and Science

Scientists say the shutdown is a message that the government considers science nonessential.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 3 January 2019

White House Science Adviser Seat Filled After 2 Years

The Senate’s confirmation of Kelvin Droegemeier to head the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is a win for the science community. But will Trump take his advice?

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Science Policy & Funding

News 20 December 2018

Obama’s Science Adviser Rails Against Trump’s Climate Policies

John Holdren tells Eos that strong measures still could help avoid the most catastrophic damages from climate change.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 13 December 2018

Sen. Murkowski Warns About the Impact of Climate Change

The senator from Alaska says the impact of climate change in her state “is real, it is happening, it is now, and almost none of these changes are for the better for us.”

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

News 12 December 2018

Arctic Undergoing Most Unprecedented Transition in Human History

The Arctic Report Card, released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, outlines vast changes taking place in the Arctic region. Here are some major findings.

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Climate Change

News 12 December 2018

Ocean Science Decade Comes at Time of Precarious Decline

The UN-endorsed decade from 2021 to 2030 promises to advance ocean science and sustainable use of the oceans and reverse the decline in the health of the oceans.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 11 December 2018

Leading Congress Member Promises Renewed Focus on Climate Change

In a statement issued at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, House Science Committee ranking member Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says that “it is time to stand up for science.”

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