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Science Policy & Funding

News 1 March 2018

NSF’s Budget Details Provide Some Good News for the Geosciences

The budget features significant funding for polar region science, including efforts to document and understand rapid changes in the Arctic and to modernize Antarctic infrastructure.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 1 March 2018

Environmental Ratings Lowest Ever for Congressional Republicans

Senate Republicans averaged 1%, while House GOP members averaged 5%, the worst showing since the League of Conservation Voters scorecard began in 1970.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 23 February 2018

Senior USGS Official Quits over Request for Advance Alaska Data

The official objected to providing results of an Alaskan energy assessment to Interior Secretary Zinke before the report was public. The department says Zinke acted within his authority.

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Ocean Sciences

News 22 February 2018

New Postage Stamps Focus on Bioluminescent Marine Life

The stamps help draw attention to the wonders of creatures that generate their own light and to the environmental problems that threaten them in marine habitats, scientists say.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 20 February 2018

China May Soon Surpass the United States in R&D Funding

A U.S. report on science and engineering indicators is largely correct about China making huge strides, a Chinese official said. However, he disputed funding amounts and downplayed Chinese research leadership.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 16 February 2018

Administration Plan Would Cut USGS Budget by More Than 20%

The plan emphasizes priorities such as energy and mineral independence and security. However, the sharp funding drop means that the agency won’t be able to support its full scientific portfolio.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 14 February 2018

White House Budget Plan Presents a Mixed Picture for Science

The administration’s blueprint, now with Congress, would spare some geoscience agencies because of a budget deal reached with Congress last week, but EPA, NOAA, and USGS would be hit hard.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 5 February 2018

Nominee for Key U.S. Environmental Agency Withdraws

Democrats urge the Trump administration to nominate somebody who has respect for science and environmental laws to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 31 January 2018

Trump’s Address to Congress Largely Ignores Science

Speech touts ending “the war on coal” but makes no reference to climate change.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 29 January 2018

White House Announces Choice to Head U.S. Geological Survey

Observers said the nominee appears to have strong credentials but voiced uncertainty about his management qualifications and noted the challenge of maintaining the agency’s strengths.

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