New Hires Will Still Leave the NWS Dangerously Understaffed, Meteorologists Say
Nearly 600 employees left the National Weather Service or were fired in recent months. Meteorologists say 125 expected new hires will still leave the agency dangerously understaffed
Inside the Collapse of America’s Overdose Prevention Program
Layoffs and funding freezes have gutted the CDC’s response to the opioid crisis—just as harm reduction was beginning to work
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White House Budget Plan Would Devastate U.S. Space Science
Scientists are rallying to reverse ruinous proposed cuts to both NASA and the National Science Foundation
Are We Ready for Death in Space?
NASA has quietly taken steps to prepare for a death in space. We need to ask how nations will deal with this inevitability now, as more people start traveling off the planet
Government Layoffs Could Make It Easier to Scrap Heat Safety Rules
Government layoffs threaten to make it easier for the Trump administration to ditch draft heat safety regulations
Lawmakers Form First Extreme Heat Caucus, Citing ‘Deadly Risk’
The House of Representatives’ first caucus to address extreme heat is being launched by a Democrat from the Southwest and a Republican from the Northeast
Why This Hurricane Season Has Experts on Edge
Predictions for an above-average number of storms, communities that are still recovering and cuts to the National Weather Service have meteorologists and other experts worried about this hurricane season
Oil Industry Opposes a Planned Rule to Limit Heat Deaths among Workers
Oil industry opposition to a planned OSHA rule to limit heat deaths comes as oil and gas workers face increasingly dangerous conditions
Republican Megabill Called a ‘Nightmare Scenario’ for Clean Energy
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by the House of Representatives last week, would slow efforts to green the energy system as climate change accelerated
NOAA Says It’s Ready for Hurricane Season, but Weather Experts Are Worried
As hurricane season approaches, thousands of weather and disaster experts have raised concerns about NOAA and NWS budget cuts and staffing shortages
Why Some Experts Call Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield a Dangerous Fantasy
The White House’s $175-billion plan to protect the U.S. from nuclear annihilation will probably cost much more—and deliver far less—than has been claimed, says nuclear arms expert Jeffrey Lewis
Disaster-Struck States Waiting for Weeks for Trump’s Sign-Off on FEMA Aid
States and cities struck by deadly tornadoes and floods are begging the Trump administration for disaster aid