Although the federal budget request lowers the agency’s funding by 11%, a House appropriations committee chair declared at a hearing his panel’s commitment to U.S. leadership in fundamental research.
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Federal Science Funding Drops Sharply in Trump Budget Plan
Congress has shown bipartisan support for Earth and space sciences in the past. Advocates hope it will do so again.
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Unseasonable Weather Entrenches Climate Opinions
Democrats and Republicans double down on their climate change opinions when faced with slightly cooler or warmer weather.
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Scientists, Policy Makers Push for Mars Exploration
At a recent forum, Sen. Ted Cruz also announced a Senate hearing to revisit the half-century-old Outer Space Treaty, and he warned about potential military threats to the nation’s satellites.
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Scientists, Legislators Take Off Their Gloves at Climate Hearing
Although scientists bickered about the science, all agreed that cutting federal funding for climate monitoring and associated research is not a good idea.
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Republican Resolution Urges Congress to Counter Climate Threat
The bill calls for using American ingenuity and innovation to find solutions to changes in global and regional climates but makes no mention of fossil fuel emissions.
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Water Infrastructure Needs Get Bipartisan Nod at House Hearing
A letter released at the event calls on President Donald Trump to ensure that money from a national harbor maintenance fund is used solely to improve ports and harbors.
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Key House Member Makes a Conservative's Case for Water Projects
The White House and Democrats want to see an infrastructure package move through Congress. One House subcommittee chairman intends to make sure that water resource projects are part of the plan.
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Getting Down to Business: Committee Seats Set in 115th Congress
Appointments of a new chairman and two new ranking members may affect how key panels handle federal funding and oversight of the Earth and space sciences in the next 2 years.
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Focus NASA on Mars and Moon, Not Earth, Witnesses Tell Hearing
One speaker, the former chief scientist of NASA, spoke up for NASA's Earth science program as broadly beneficial and affordable within the agency's existing budget.