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Science Policy & Funding

News 20 April 2018

Senate OK’s New NASA Head by Razor-Thin Margin

Bridenstine, the first politician to lead the agency, is urged to run NASA in a nonpartisan manner and to support its science missions.

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Ocean Sciences

News 18 April 2018

Scientists Examine Novel Options to Save Coral Reefs

Warming events prompt scientists to look at ecological, genetic, and engineering interventions.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 12 April 2018

Former EPA Chief Decries Attacks on Science

Gina McCarthy also expresses concern about the current state of the agency.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 11 April 2018

James Reilly to Take the Helm at USGS

He said that scientific integrity would be one of his highest priorities if he were to lead the agency.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 28 March 2018

An NSF Geosciences Road Map to Be Revised with Community Input

The agency requests comments by 15 April.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 26 March 2018

Federal Spending Act Boosts Funding for Many Science Agencies

Congressional priorities reflected in the legislation differed sharply from the administration’s.

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Ocean Sciences

News 22 March 2018

Pacific’s Garbage Hot Spot Holds More Plastic Debris Than Was Thought

A nonprofit that helped to collect data for the research plans to use the study’s findings to help guide it in an upcoming campaign to remove buoyant plastic trash from ocean gyres.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

News 13 March 2018

U.S. Scientists Safely Retrieved from Ice-Bound Antarctic Island

Argentineans came to the aid of stranded scientists.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 7 March 2018

USGS Nominee Calls Scientific Integrity a High Priority

James Reilly, a former astronaut and petroleum geologist, told senators that resolving USGS budget challenges and maintaining the agency’s core mission are other top priorities.

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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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