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July 9, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Commerce Secretary Will Get Rich Off These Budget Cuts
Howard Lutnick has ties to companies that gather weather data.
June 3, 2025
Kate Aronoff
Trump Is Going to Raise Your Insurance Premiums
To model risk, insurance companies rely on climate data gathered by the federal government. The Trump administration is decimating the agencies collecting it. Guess who will pay?
June 1, 2025
Alex Shephard
Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror Is Only Just Beginning
His “departure” from the government is anything but.
April 11, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Has Some Potentially Deadly Cuts Planned for Weather Research
Donald Trump continues to purge crucial government services.
March 17, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Deadly Tornado Rips Through Midwest Days After Trump Gutted Key Agency
Donald Trump has kneecapped the country’s ability to forecast extreme weather.
March 5, 2025
Kate Aronoff
Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Could Kill Your Dog
The ax has come down on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and that could have unexpectedly deadly consequences for your pets—not to mention your own health.
February 28, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Firing Spree Hits Weather Forecasters at Worst Time Possible
Donald Trump’s mass purge has hit the NOAA.
February 7, 2025
Heather Souvaine Horn
Three Key Themes in Trump’s Environmental Moves So Far
Not all of the spaghetti has to stick to the wall for him to make a mess of our world.
January 31, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump Change Causes Flood of Crude Spam Emails to Federal Workers
NOAA employees reported getting spammed with explicit emails after a change in policy.
September 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Watch: Trump Appears Not to Understand How Hurricanes Work
Donald Trump, who wants to dismantle storm prediction services, seemed caught off guard by the completely predictable Hurricane Helene.
September 27, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Donald Trump Still Wants to Dismantle Critical Hurricane Agency
If the former president and his cronies have their way, future superstorms will be a much more chaotic and horrific experience.
January 18, 2018
Emily Atkin
Why is Trump censoring some agencies’ climate science, but not others’?
December 12, 2017
Emily Atkin
NOAA: The Arctic shows “no sign” of returning to a “reliably frozen region.”
August 25, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump says “good luck”—but here’s how his policies could hurt hurricane readiness.
August 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s budget cuts could mess up your next solar eclipse viewing.
April 21, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump Wants to Cut Science Research. Here’s How It Improves Your Everyday Life.
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