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Trump Takes a ‘Wrecking Ball’ to Independent Scientific Advisory Board

Without the impartial oversight of its board, the National Science Foundation is now “fully at the behest of the White House,” experts warn.

By Kiley Bense

 The National Science Foundation headquarters in Alexandria, Va. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service staff visits farmers in Missouri on June 4, 2025. Credit: Jenny Long/NRCS

Under Trump, the Department of Agriculture Has Ditched Conservation and Climate Efforts

By Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous
Demonstrators march during a “Hands off the EPA” rally outside the agency’s offices in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 22, 2025. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s Budget Proposes Massive Cuts for Climate and Environmental Programs

By Dylan Baddour
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum walks into the West Wing of the White House on March 6 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

After Trump’s Interior Secretary Transferred Thousands of Staff to His Office, Chaos Followed, Former Workers Say

By Jake Bolster, Peter Aldhous
EPA employees from the Boston area participate in a demonstration at Angell Memorial Square. Credit: Brett Phelps/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

EPA Hits 40-Year Lows in Staffing After Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts

By Marianne Lavelle, Peter Aldhous
Libby Jewett, the founding director of NOAA’s ocean acidification program, retired last year amid widespread layoffs across government agencies. Credit: Danielle Pease

How Trump Derailed a NOAA Pioneer’s Move From Climate Impacts to Solutions

By Marianne Lavelle
A view of FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Credit: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

White House Abruptly Cancels Meeting on FEMA’s Future After Leaked Report Revealed Plan to Gut the Agency

By Carl David Goette-Luciak
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump and his administration at the White House on Aug. 26 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

With Latest Round of Terminations, Trump Administration Continues Dismantling EPA’s Environmental Justice Portfolio

By Aman Azhar
People fish across from the oil refineries inside the Texas City industrial complex in Texas on May 4, 2021. Credit: Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal

By Marianne Lavelle
EPA workers participate in a demonstration at Angell Memorial Square in Boston on March 25. Credit: Brett Phelps/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

EPA Extends Leave and Demands Answers From Employees Who Signed a ‘Declaration of Dissent’

By Lisa Sorg
Demonstrators march during a “Hands off the EPA” rally on April 22 outside the agency’s offices in Ann Arbor, Mich. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

EPA Employees Called on the Agency to Stop Undermining Public Health. The Trump Administration Put Them on Leave

By Lisa Sorg, Aman Azhar
The homepage of globalchange.gov as it appeared early on June 30, archived by the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.

An Important Archive of Congressionally-Mandated Climate Change Reports Just Went Dark

By Lauren Dalban
A building with a taller section on the left and a shorter section on the right, with a Metro train in the foreground.

National Science Foundation to Leave Virginia Headquarters as HUD Moves Out of DC

By Charles Paullin
A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team searches the ruins of a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 11 in Altadena, Calif. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Acting Head of FEMA Ousted as Trump Seemingly Moves to Eliminate the Agency

By Lauren Dalban
John Cangialosi, senior hurricane specialist at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center, inspects a satellite image of Hurricane Beryl on July 1, 2024, in Miami. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

How Massive Cuts to NOAA Could Impact Everything From Weather Apps to Agriculture to National Security

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) talks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on April 1 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Sen. Susan Collins Blasts Trump for Cuts to Scientific Research

By Arcelia Martin
President Donald Trump speaks alongside coal miners before signing executive orders about coal production at the White House on April 8 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

In His First 100 Days, Trump Launched an ‘All-Out Assault’ on the Environment

By Kiley Bense, Bob Berwyn, Dennis Pillion, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Marianne Lavelle, Wyatt Myskow
USGS scientists take streamflow measurements along the Mississippi River in St. Louis. This information is critical in making flood predictions and response plans. Credit: Jennifer LaVista/USGS

USGS Water Data Centers May Soon Close, Threatening States’ Water Management

By Wyatt Myskow
Demonstrators march during a rally outside the EPA offices on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

EPA Continues to Dismantle Environmental Justice Office, Announces Plans to Terminate Nearly 300 Employees

By Georgina Gustin

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