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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.

Susan Avery, former president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, joins the ExxonMobil board of directors on 1 February.
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ExxonMobil Adds Climate Expert to Its Board

by Randy Showstack 31 January 201720 April 2023

The company has been criticized for its stance on climate change and initially opposed a shareholder proposal to include a climate expert on its board of directors.

Newt Gingrich offered a blueprint for working with the Trump administration on science and environmental issues.
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Gingrich Suggests Ways to Guide Trump on Science and Environment

by Randy Showstack 27 January 201720 April 2023

Former House Speaker urges thoughtful, aggressive, articulate arguments to influence an administration that he says generally lacks its own plan.

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Trump EPA Pick Scott Pruitt Faces Heated Confirmation Hearing

by Randy Showstack 19 January 201720 April 2023

Republicans tout Oklahoma Attorney General Pruitt as someone who will rein in regulatory overreach, whereas Democrats question his commitment to protecting the environment and public health.

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Report Calls for Revised Method to Chart Cost of Climate Change

by Randy Showstack 17 January 20171 March 2023

Proposed changes could improve the calculation's scientific basis and transparency, according to the report.

Artist's conception of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft exploring asteroid Bennu.
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White House Urges Future Science and Technology Priorities

by Randy Showstack 11 January 201720 January 2023

Memos from the departing Obama administration specify science and technology frontiers for investment by President-elect Donald Trump and Congress.

A 1941 photograph shows the extent then of the Muir Glacier in Alaska.
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Award Highlights Need to Preserve Historic Geoscience Data

by Randy Showstack 28 December 201627 March 2023

The award raises awareness about the importance of preserving and having access to research data, and it showcases a diversity of initiatives to recover and reuse older research data.

An ice flow slides past the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy in August 2009.
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White House Issues Ambitious Arctic Research Plan

by Randy Showstack 23 December 201621 April 2023

The plan focuses on improving the well-being of Arctic residents and better understanding the components of the Arctic system.

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Scientists Ponder the Way Forward Under Incoming Administration

by Randy Showstack 20 December 201627 March 2023

Eos asked several attendees of the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meeting for reactions to the U.S. national election. Here are their thoughts.

NOAA Climate.gov graph adapted from Figure 3.4 in the 2016 Arctic Report Card.
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2016 Arctic Report Card Highlights Dramatic Changes in Region

by Randy Showstack 15 December 201627 March 2023

The report says that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average.

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Fearful of Trump, Hundreds in San Francisco Rally for Science

by Randy Showstack 14 December 201627 March 2023

Speakers called on scientists not to remain silent in the face of what they said are threats to the Earth sciences.

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