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Scientists at Grinnell Glacier take glacial measurements.

News 7 June 2017

USGS Funding Slashed 15% in Proposed Federal Budget

Requested fiscal year 2018 spending levels support energy and mineral resources programs but make deep cuts to climate programs and many other areas.

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Climate Change

News 2 June 2017

Trump Says United States Will Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

Scientists and others decry the decision, arguing that it will slow efforts to address the risks of climate change.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 2 June 2017

Planetary Science Up, Earth Science Down in Proposed NASA Budget

The agency’s acting administrator says that the fiscal year 2018 White House budget request tells NASA to stay the course.

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The Eiffel Tower was illuminated in green on 4 November 2016 to celebrate the ratification of the Conference of the Parties Climate Conference (COP21) climate change agreement.

AGU News 1 June 2017

What Does U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement Mean?

The Trump Administration has pulled the United States out of a landmark climate accord. But withdrawal does not change the science of how our planet works.

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Science Policy & Funding

Instrument to monitor forest responses to drought.

News 31 May 2017

Trump Budget Would Set National Science Foundation Back a Decade

Directorate for Geosciences faces 10.7% cut.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 24 May 2017

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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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Melting Arctic sea ice at Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada.

News 16 May 2017

Concern About Climate Change Drives Arctic Council Meeting

Actions taken by ministers at the meeting included an agreement on international Arctic scientific cooperation and adoption of recommendations of a report on the region’s changing state.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Palm trees blow sideways in tropical storm.

News 12 May 2017

NOAA Officials Stress Hurricane Danger and Storm Safety

Agency scientists on a Hurricane Awareness Tour showcase NOAA research capabilities and warn that although winds can cause severe damage, the biggest killers are storm surges and inland flooding.

Science Policy & Funding

NSF’s global-class research vessel Sikuliaq in February 2014.

News 9 May 2017

With 2017 Budget Signed into Law, Eyes Turn to 2018 Battle

Analysts hope that Congress will continue to support science programs in next year’s budget as well.

Science Policy & Funding

Artist’s rendition of a future NASA spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Europa.

News 5 May 2017

Newly Signed Federal Budget Is Favorable to Science

Budget bill signed by Trump this afternoon shows bipartisan congressional support for Earth and space sciences despite the administration’s initial goal of cutting nondefense discretionary spending.

Topic Science Policy

USGS Funding Slashed 15% in Proposed Federal Budget

Trump Says United States Will Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

Planetary Science Up, Earth Science Down in Proposed NASA Budget

What Does U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement Mean?

Trump Budget Would Set National Science Foundation Back a Decade

Federal Science Funding Drops Sharply in Trump Budget Plan

Concern About Climate Change Drives Arctic Council Meeting

NOAA Officials Stress Hurricane Danger and Storm Safety

With 2017 Budget Signed into Law, Eyes Turn to 2018 Battle

Newly Signed Federal Budget Is Favorable to Science

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