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Trump’s NOAA Has Downplayed an Alarming Finding: CO₂ Surged Last Year
Under the Trump administration, NOAA has minimized an announcement that climate-warming carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere grew at a record-breaking speed in 2024
Musk Funded the Carbon-Removal XPrize but Is Now Slashing Climate Research
Elon Musk funded an XPrize for carbon removal, but his actions in the Trump administration have cut funding for climate research
Childhood Asthma Will Worsen with Pollution Rollbacks and CDC Cuts
President Trump has ordered agencies to act “urgently” to curb asthma—a goal at odds with moves to roll back air pollution limits and with RFK, Jr., cutting CDC experts
Proposed Trump Cuts to NOAA Threaten Hurricane Hunters and Toxic Algal Bloom Monitoring
The Trump administration has proposed gutting NOAA’s cooperative institutes, which study everything from improving lifesaving weather forecasts to monitoring fish stocks
America’s ‘Golden Era’ of Oil Is Already Losing Its Glitter
Liberty Energy, founded by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, reports falling profits, and the industry cites tariffs as a driver
Europe Targets Clothes, Appliances and Tires in Crackdown on Wasteful Consumerism
New European Union regulations will require products that last longer and are easier to recycle
Shift to Clean Energy Will Persist under Trump, New Analyses Say
President Trump’s efforts to dismantle climate policies won’t stop renewables from rising or fossil fuels from slowing, according to outlooks from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and BloombergNEF
Offshore Wind Power Poses Only Limited Risk to Whales, Government Watchdog Report Finds
Republicans asked Congress’s watchdog to scrutinize offshore wind power’s effect on commercial fishing, marine navigation and wildlife, but the resulting report undermines anti-wind-power talking points
Federal Disaster Experts Are Missing Key Meetings because of Trump Travel Restrictions
FEMA and NOAA officials are being forced to skip major hurricane and flood conferences ahead of disaster season because of Trump administration restrictions on travel for federal employees
Three NASA Climate Satellites Are Dying. There’s No Plan to Replace Them
Scientists are increasingly concerned about the future of Earth science under President Donald Trump as three key NASA satellites near the end of their missions with no plan for replacement
Why Trump Axed a Bedrock U.S. Climate Program
The dismemberment of the U.S. Global Change Research Program was outlined in Project 2025 as a way to elevate the “benefits” of climate change when fighting regulations in court
Trump Orders Protect Aging, Polluting Coal Plants and Allow More Mining
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that keep aging coal generators running and undermine efforts to rein in pollution, including mercury and arsenic emissions
NOAA Reverses Plan to Defer Upkeep of Key Weather Satellites
Agency officials said Monday that NOAA would continue to maintain the Joint Polar Satellite System, crucial weather satellites, after a previous memo suggested maintenance would be deferred
NOAA Halts Upkeep of Critical Weather Satellites
The decision by the Trump administration to defer maintenance of the Joint Polar Satellite System threatens to degrade the accuracy of weather forecasts
FEMA to Halt Billions in Grants for Disaster Protection, Internal Memo Says
An internal FEMA memo says the agency is canceling future and existing grants that help states and tribes prepare for floods, tornadoes and other disasters
Extreme Heat Programs Hollowed Out by Trump Staff Cuts
Layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services have dealt a critical blow to the agency's efforts to manage rising temperatures made worse by climate change
Trump’s Tariffs Are Expected to Undermine the Clean Energy Transition
New Trump administration tariffs on imported goods could exacerbate a shortage of parts used by the energy industry
Trump Administration Cancels NIH Scientific Integrity Policy
The National Institutes of Health said it pulled the policy because of language on diversity and inclusion, in line with directives from the Trump administration
Big Banks Quietly Prepare for Catastrophic Warming
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement’s 2 degree C goal and are examining how to maintain profits
Climate Researchers Wait for the Ax to Fall
Climate experts whose research is funded by federal grants hide, whisper and wait for their jobs to disappear
Disaster Officials Are Facing ‘a World without FEMA’
Revelations that Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem plans to abolish or shrink the Federal Emergency Management Agency sent shock waves through state and local emergency responders
Universities Reeling from Trump Cuts Fear for a ‘Lost Generation’ of Scientists
Some conservative lawmakers are quietly urging the president to restore research funding as cuts threaten academic institutions in their states
FEMA Disaster Aid Review Could Deter Migrants from Seeking Help in Extreme Weather
A previously undisclosed FEMA review could block disaster assistance to millions of undocumented people and deter legal immigrants from seeking help in extreme weather
Hegseth Orders Elimination of Climate Defense Planning but Still Wants Extreme Weather Preparation
The Defense secretary aims to purge climate work from the Pentagon. But critics say his carve-out for weather resiliency misses the point