The budget proposed by the Trump administration would cut NOAA’s budget by 18%. It would target climate and ocean research programs and also slash education initiatives, grants, and other agency programs.
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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Jay Inslee Campaigns for Presidency on Climate Change Issue
The governor of Washington says that dealing with climate change has to be the country’s number one priority.
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Congressional Task Force Outlines Its Approach to Climate Change
The Green New Deal created space to talk about market-based innovation, investment, and business and defense approaches, says a cochair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Climate Change Task Force.
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Youth Gather to Demand Action on Climate Change
The US Youth Climate Strike holds events around the country to call for passage of the Green New Deal.
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Youth Call for Action with Climate Strikes
Climate scientists show their support for protests in the United States and around the world on 15 March.
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Administration’s Budget Request Slashes Federal Science Budgets
Congressional Democrats and others tear apart the White House funding proposal.
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Cherry Blossoms’ Peak Bloom Is an Indicator of Climate Change
Projected peak bloom days are around the historic average this year, but experts say climate change is altering the long-term blooming schedule.
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Former Officials Slam Planned White House Climate Change Panel
Fifty-eight former national security leaders say the plan would undermine military and intelligence assessments about threats from climate change.
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Congress Considers Carbon Capture Options
Democrats and Republicans explore areas of potential agreement in combating climate change.
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White House Science Adviser Outlines Vision
In his first major address, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy emphasized the roles of the private sector and the federal government.