Media Invited to Administrator’s State of NASA Remarks on Climate, Artemis “In his first address to the workforce, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss the agency’s plans for future climate science missions, the agency’s plans for a robotic and human return to the Moon through the Artemis program, and more during a State of NASA event at 3 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 2. The event will air live on NASA […]
Trump administration orders government agency to stop predicting long-term climate change impacts, The Independent “The Trump administration has told a major US government department to end predicting what the long-term effects of climate change will be on the country. Director of the US Geological Survey (USGS) James Reilly – a White House-appointed former oil geologist – ordered that scientific assessments only use computer-generated models that track the possible impact of […]
House Science Committee Oversight Democrats Request Hearing on White House’s “Ignore” Science Memorandum, House Science Committee Democrats “The suggestion to “ignore” science as one policy option regarding climate change was suggested in a memo prepared for senior White House and federal agency officials last fall by Michael Catanzaro, former Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Energy and Environmental Policy, according to a recent story in the Washington Post. Mr. […]
Trump’s new NASA head: Humans contributing in ‘major way’ to climate change, The Hill “President Trump’s newly minted head of NASA said Thursday that climate change is happening and humans are contributing to it in a “major way.” Jim Bridenstine, a GOP congressman who was confirmed as the new administrator of NASA last month, made the comments while speaking to employees at his first town hall at NASA headquarters in […]
GOP lawmaker says rocks falling into ocean to blame for rising sea levels, The Hill “A Republican lawmaker on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee said Thursday that rocks from the White Cliffs of Dover and the California coastline, as well as silt from rivers tumbling into the ocean, are contributing to high sea levels globally. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) made the comment during a hearing on technology and […]
Reducing Climate Uncertainty, Improving Weather Forecasts, and Understanding Sea-Level Rise Are Among Top Science Priorities for Space-Based Earth Observation Over Next Decade, National Academy of Sciences “NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) should implement a coordinated approach for their space-based environmental observations to further advance Earth science and applications for the next decade, says a new report by the National Academies […]
Federal report blames humans for global warming and its effects, The Hill “An extensive report published by the federal government Friday asserts that humans are the primary driver of climate change, causing higher temperatures, sea level rise, agriculture problems and more. The report, the first volume of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, is years in the making, and involved contributions from more than a dozen federal agencies. It is meant […]
EPA now requires political aide’s sign-off for agency awards, grant applications, Washington Post “The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the unusual step of putting a political operative in charge of vetting the hundreds of millions of dollars in grants the EPA distributes annually, assigning final funding decisions to a former Trump campaign aide with little environmental policy experience. In this role, John Konkus reviews every award the agency gives out, […]
Researchers Advised to Remove Climate Change Language, The Scientist “The US Department of Energy (DOE) is asking scientists to reword their grant proposals so as to avoid mentions of “climate change” or “global warming,” researchers say. The move came to light when Jennifer Bowen, an ecologist at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center, posted part of an email from a DOE official on Friday (August 25), prompting a backlash from members […]
The Trump administration just disbanded a federal advisory committee on climate change, Washington Post “The Trump administration has decided to disband the federal advisory panel for the National Climate Assessment, a group aimed at helping policymakers and private-sector officials incorporate the government’s climate analysis into long-term planning. … Administration officials are currently reviewing a scientific report that is key to the final document. Known as the Climate Science Special Report, […]
