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.…
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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…
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…
Hawaii plans to increase hotel tax to help it cope with climate change
People are seen on the beach and in the water in front of the Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu, Nov. 15, 2020. Jennifer Sinco…
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…
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…
Flowers and trees are blooming earlier. Is it because of climate change?
Enlarge this image Short Wave listener Shai Tsur wants to know why his Callery pear tree started blooming … in January. Are these dense white…
Pope Francis focused on climate change as the planet continued to get hotter
Pope Francis greets Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg, right, during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 17,…