FEMA leader is out, amid questions over future of the agency
Acting FEMA administrator Cam Hamilton testified before the House Committee on Appropriations that the agency should not be eliminated, contrary to suggestions from President Trump.…
Category: Climate
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Orion hurricane hunter aircraft sits on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2022. Data gathered by…
The Trump administration says it will cut EPA staffing to Reagan-era levels
The Environmental Protection Agency’s science wing, the Office of Research and Development, faces major changes under the Trump administration. The office does research to understand…
Rural communities were promised millions in disaster funds. Trump is ending it
The Trump administration canceled billions of dollars in disaster preparedness grants. This mobile home park in Rising Sun, Md., has flooded repeatedly, and the local…
Private eye accused of hacking American climate activists loses U.K. extradition fight
The U.S. has accused an Israeli private investigator of orchestrating a hacking campaign that targeted American climate activists. Extradition hearings for the private eye, Amit…
White House dismisses authors of major climate report
Flood waters in Tarpon Springs, Fla., after Hurricane Helene passed offshore in September 2024. Sea level rise due to climate change means coastal flooding is…
Some Los Angeles fires victims are rebuilding their homes without gas appliances
Shawn Maestretti, a landscape architect whose Altadena home burned in the Eaton fire has a lot to consider when it comes to rebuilding. One issue…
The U.S. takes a step toward allowing mining on the ocean floor, a fragile ecosystem
Nodules containing valuable metals can be found scattered across the seabed in some parts of the ocean. Here, manganese nodules found off the Southeastern U.S.…
Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health
A layer of smog lingers above downtown Los Angeles in 2024. Millions of Americans are still breathing in unhealthy air, despite long-term progress toward cleaning…
Environmental groups say Trump administration violated their free-speech rights
People gathered to protest the Trump administration during the ‘Hands Off’ protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 5, 2025. BRYAN DOZIER/Middle…