The budget proposed by the Trump administration would cut NOAA’s budget by 18%. It would target climate and ocean research programs and also slash education initiatives, grants, and other agency programs.
Legislation and regulations
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Congressional Task Force Outlines Its Approach to Climate Change
The Green New Deal created space to talk about market-based innovation, investment, and business and defense approaches, says a cochair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Climate Change Task Force.
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Administration’s Budget Request Slashes Federal Science Budgets
Congressional Democrats and others tear apart the White House funding proposal.
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White House Science Adviser Outlines Vision
In his first major address, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy emphasized the roles of the private sector and the federal government.
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Congressional Hearing Considers Paths Forward on Climate Change
Democrats and Republicans on the House Science Committee sparred about the best ways to deal with climate change but mostly acknowledged the threat.
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House Hearing Stresses Climate Change’s Links to Ocean Health
Backed by new Democratic congressional leadership determined to focus on science, experts call for swift action to avoid or limit irreparable environmental harm.
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Democrats Move Forward with Climate Hearings
House Natural Resources chair says the committee is turning the page “from climate denial to climate action.”
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Trump’s State of the Union Address Ignores Climate Change
President is faulted for failing to mention climate change and the impacts of the government shutdown on science.
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Science Agencies Play Catch-Up After the Shutdown
The National Science Foundation assesses the impact of the shutdown and prepares for another possible lapse in funding.
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Lessons from President George H. W. Bush for the Present Political Environment
The “White House effect” can compel support for science and protect the environment—or damage both.