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NOAA’s budget is too small. That’s costing the US billions of dollars
With a fiscal year 2024 budget of $6.3 billion, the nation’s leading weather and climate agency remains significantly underfunded.
By Scott Rayder
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Biden asks voters to let him ‘finish the job.’ Here’s what that means
His goals for child care, community college and prescription drugs have been laid out, and he has made promises on civil rights that are unfulfilled.
By Chris Megerian
Biden’s first 50 days: Where he stands on key promises
President Joe Biden laid out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days in office, promising swift action on everything from climate change to immigration reform to the coronavirus pandemic.
USDA can play an important role in the Biden approach to climate change
No longer an ancillary participant, USDA will be a leading player in the Biden administration’s climate change plans.
By Peter Makey, Grant Thornton Public Sector
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretary
The vote was 64-35, with all Democrats and 14 Republicans, including GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, voting yes.
In early going, Biden floods the zone with decrees
For now, the lumbering government is seeing change at light speed.
On Day One, Biden targets Trump policies on climate, virus
President Joe Biden is moving swiftly to dismantle Donald Trump's legacy on his first day in office, signing a series of executive actions that reverse course on immigration, climate change, racial equity and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Defense Dept. facilities can become a climate-resilience test bed
DoD is turning its attention to climate, as mission-critical installations face numerous risks, and its facilities can be perfect sites to test advanced climate-security concepts.
By Sherri Goodman
Trump proposes sweeping rollback of environmental oversight
Trump’s proposal calls for greatly narrowing the scope of the half-century-old National Environmental Policy Act, which was signed by President Richard Nixon in 1970.
NOAA chief thanks Alabama weather office in Dorian forecast
Acting administrator Neil Jacobs told a meteorology group Tuesday that a NOAA statement which criticized a local forecast office that contradicted Trump was meant to clarify “technical aspects” about Dorian’s potential impact.
Are agencies doing enough to ensure integrity in science?
Some agencies can do more to ensure scientific integrity, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report.
By Jessie Bur