Policy

Similar to other professions, science has organizations that represent scientists and the research they do. Too many are staying silent as Trump dismantles research

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

Leaked budget documents indicate that key NASA and NOAA research projects, such as crucial climate research and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, are at risk of being defunded in 2026

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

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

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

If the Trump administration successfully shutters FEMA, it will bankrupt small towns and force people to move

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

Billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman told the U.S. Senate that, under his leadership, NASA will return humans to the moon while also prepping for crewed voyages to the Red Planet

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

The Trump administration’s mass federal firings include the scientific investigators who make dangerous workplaces safe for millions of people

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