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
The Crucial Role of Damage Surveys in Tornado Science
Damage surveys provide crucial information about when, where and how strong U.S. tornadoes are to better understand disaster risk
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
Meet the fluffy, funky and fabulous native bees that call the U.S. home
Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more important than honeybees
The Heard and McDonald Islands Are a Pristine Biological Wonderland
Trump’s tariffs put a spotlight on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, which comprise a remote volcanic refuge for penguins and seals and a UNESCO World Heritage site
Go Inside a Mexican Wolf Recovery Project Whose Future Is Now Uncertain
The critically endangered Mexican wolf was mounting a comeback, thanks to a conservation program that dropped fostered wolf pups into wild dens. Then politics happened.
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 Attacks on Science Trigger Backlash from Researchers
“The risks of remaining silent at this defining time are far greater than the risks of speaking out,” says one scientist regarding the Trump administration’s attacks on science
As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester
Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted