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Randy Showstack

Randy Showstack, senior news writer for Eos.org, reports on policy, politics, and discovery in the areas of Earth and space science and the environment. His coverage ranges from climate change and frontiers of ocean and space research to actions by federal and international agencies, the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court.

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Former NOAA Head Calls for Renewed Social Contract for Science

by Randy Showstack 13 December 20197 January 2022

Jane Lubchenco says this is a “moment of truth” about climate change and that scientists need to think about their obligations and responsibilities to society.

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Scientists and Activists Examine Need for Climate Action

by Randy Showstack 12 December 201915 October 2021

Scientists shouldn’t have to apologize for being advocates “for a fact-based, objective discourse over what is arguably the greatest threat that we face as a civilization.”

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Ocean Science Decade Calls Attention to a Wave of Concerns

by Randy Showstack 11 December 201914 January 2022

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development is a wake-up call and a motivation to manage the ocean sustainably.

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Direct Air Capture Offers Some Promise in Reducing Emissions

by Randy Showstack 10 December 20198 February 2023

The method offers potential in helping reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere but faces technological and economic hurdles.

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Momentum Grows for Mapping the Seafloor

by Randy Showstack 9 December 201921 February 2023

Initiatives like the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project can help us better understand the ocean.

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Scientists Explore How Best to Communicate About Climate Change

by Randy Showstack 9 December 201915 October 2021

An AGU Fall Meeting session focuses on communicating with appropriate urgency about climate change.

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Hearing Explores Resilience to Climate-Related Natural Disasters

by Randy Showstack 22 November 201915 October 2021

Experts call for more tools to help communities mitigate and adapt to climate change to curb the impacts and costs of natural disasters.

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Mixed Reviews for Bill to Curb Ocean Plastics Pollution

by Randy Showstack 13 November 20193 November 2021

Although the Save Our Seas supporters include industry and the Ocean Conservancy, some environmental groups say the legislation won’t solve the problem.

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White House Order Shutters Some Key Advisory Committees

by Randy Showstack 12 November 201921 March 2023

Committees that had focused on environmental issues, marine protected areas, and the nation’s electric grid are among those terminated.

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Industry Leaders Dominate Trump’s Science and Tech Advisory Council

by Randy Showstack 23 October 201920 January 2023

The council’s launch, more than 2 and a half years into the Trump presidency, has an initial membership that is heavy on industry, with just one academic and no representatives from civil society.

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