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The Texas Floods Were a Preview of What’s to Come
Kerr County sits in a region known as Flash Flood Alley, and at least four cabins at Camp Mystic sat in an extremely ...
Trump’s NASA budget cuts could compromise human safety, warn hundreds of agency employees in open letter
With looming budget cuts at NASA, scientists are voicing their fears about the safety of ongoing missions. Echoing the tragic Challenger incident, a collective letter from NASA staff raises alarms ...
The Trump administration is gutting EPA’s research arm. Can California bridge the gap?
Officials with a small but mighty California agency known as the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment said they ...
Bipartisan senators seek to prevent Trump from cutting EPA science research office
A bipartisan Senate appropriations bill seeks to prevent the Trump administration from cutting the Environmental Protection ...
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The federal government cut $64 million in grants at UVA. Here’s what it means for the community
From clean energy and farming to blues music and youth mentorship, dozens of UVA programs tied to federal grants have been ...
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A former EPA administrator on the future of the agency
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Christie Todd Whitman, former EPA administrator, about the future of the agency under President Trump.
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Employees Kept in the Dark as EPA Dismantles Scientific Research Office
Leaders were unable to answer questions as basic as when the office will close and how many workers will lose their jobs.
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EPA closure of scientific research division has Cincinnati employees 'holding their breath'
The Environmental Protection Agency is shutting down its scientific research arm, which provides the basis for decisions that ...
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Enviros say EPA staffing cuts will undermine research, but agency critics say its science was biased
Altogether, the planned cuts, which include voluntary retirements and separations in addition to layoffs, would reduce ...
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Officials raise red flags as government guts vital US department focused on public health: 'Will ultimately affect every American'
The Trump administration is facing backlash after announcing its plans to shutter the EPA's Office of Research and ...
Trump Administration Changes at NIH, EPA, NASA, NSF Spark Internal Dissent
The federal government is full of scientists who lend their expertise to key decisions about our food, medicines, environment ...
Vintage photos show how American cities looked before the EPA regulated water and air pollution
Federal actions like the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act helped regulate water and air pollution.