New Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters Pay

Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.

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White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled

A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.

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NOAA Staffing Cuts Threaten Years of Salmon Harvests

In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at risk.

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Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low

The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record.

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Science Data May Soon Vanish From Government Websites.

Vast quantities of climate and environmental information have been removed from official websites in the past months. Scientists are trying keep it available.

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Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts

NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

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Supreme Court Rejects an Effort to Block States From Suing Oil Giants

The justices declined to hear unusual arguments from Republican-led states that sought to end lawsuits against energy companies over their role in global warming.

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Climate Change Made South Sudan Heat Wave More Likely, Study Finds

Years of war and food insecurity in the region made the extreme heat especially dangerous.

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Government Budget and Staffing Cuts Could Close Facilities in California’s National Forests, Memo Says

A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal government staff reductions and budget freezes.

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Trump’s Cuts Could Make Parks and Forests More Dangerous, Employees Say

Thousands of employees who helped oversee vast areas of wilderness have lost their jobs in President Trump’s moves to shrink the federal work force.

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