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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
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
The Interior Department headquarters is shown from an angle with a person walking up the steps

Trump Targets Federal Employees Working on Conservation and Environmental Protection

By Katie Surma
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
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
A view of a North Philadelphia neighborhood. Some neighborhoods face much higher temperatures in the summer than other areas of the city. Credit: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Trump Administration Severs ‘Lifeline’ for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills

By Kiley Bense
A ranger hikes a trail at Joshua Tree National Park in California. Credit: National Park Service

National Park and Forest Service Staffing Levels Have Been Dramatically Reduced

By Dylan Baddour

Fired National Park Service Staff Will Be Reinstated, but Long-Term Threats Loom

By Kiley Price
The workers are holding signs with messages like, "Protect federal workers!" and "Stop the Billionaire Takeover"

Trump Reverses Course, Reinstates Some EPA Workers Fired From Chicago Office Just Days Earlier

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

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