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New York Times
March 13, 2026
Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab
The Cool Down
March 12, 2026
Governor calls for investigation into National Weather Service following ‘troubling’ incident: ‘Especially with the loss of life’
SpaceNews
March 10, 2026
Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science programs
E&E News
March 9, 2026
Trump cuts threaten US role in global climate modeling
The New York Times
March 5, 2026
Feeling the Effects of 260,000 Federal Jobs Lost
The Guardian
January 4, 2026
‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
E&E News
February 5, 2026
Trump cut science funding. Small businesses are paying the price
NBC News
February 4, 2026
Trump tried to gut science research funding. Courts and Congress have rebuffed him
ClimateWire
January 28, 2026
NWS chief warns of a ‘bumpy’ budget ahead
OutdoorHub
January 28, 2026
Senate Approves Funding to Keep NOAA Fisheries Operating Through 2026
National Public Radio (NPR)
January 23, 2026
How cuts to federal climate funds could threaten polar vortex research
Space News
January 13, 2026
Congressional hearing highlights military’s reliance on NOAA weather data
Washington Post
December 24, 2025
How Trump’s attacks on ‘climate alarmism’ have already transformed U.S. science
The Hill
December 17, 2025
Vought says National Science Foundation to break up federal climate, weather research center
Inside Climate News
December 8, 2025
As NOAA Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point
The Nation
November 18, 2025
The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce
Nature
November 14, 2025
Who will fill the climate-data void left by the Trump administration?
The New York Times
October 29, 2025
Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa
CNN
October 22, 2025
Trump ‘retired’ a database tracking the most expensive weather disasters. Now it’s back — and finding over $100B in losses
Financial Times
October 20, 2025
The costs of Trump’s campaign to censor climate science
E&E News
October 15, 2025
Scientists report growing problems with Pentagon weather data
Bloomberg
October 1, 2025
US Government Shutdown Curtails Key Weather and Climate Programs
The Washington Post
September 27, 2025
National Weather Service at ‘breaking point’ as storm approaches
The New York Times
September 18, 2025
A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem
The Guardian
September 17, 2025
Trump’s war on science leaves US public health experts reeling: ‘There will be lasting damage’
Seafood Source
September 15, 2025
US House proposes 40 percent cut to NOAA Fisheries’ budget
Bloomberg
September 8, 2025
Forbes
September 3 2025
Bloomberg Government
August 22, 2025
Yale Climate Connections
August 7, 2025
Rolling Stone
July 27, 2025
The Detroit News
July 20, 2025
Politico
July 9, 2025
CNN
July 8, 2025
Bloomberg
July 1, 2025
NBC News
June 25, 2025
The Gazette
June 23, 2025
E&E News
June 13, 2025
PBS
May 23, 2025
TIME
May 21, 2025
NBC
May 20, 2025
NPR
May 16, 2025
GRIST
May 14, 2025
WBUR
May 13, 2025
NPR
April 9, 2025
AP News
April 7, 2025
E&E News by Politico
April 7, 2025
Axios
April 4, 2025
Axios
March 10, 2025
CBS News
March 9, 2025
The Washington Post
March 7, 2025
Cape Cod Times
March 7, 2025
The Colorado Sun
March 4, 2025
Reuters
March 3, 2025
Fast Company
February 26, 2025
Trump plan to slash jobs at NOAA. That could make it riskier to fly
The Hill
February 21, 2025
The Seattle Times
February 19, 2025
Alaska Beacon
February 18, 2025
NPR
February 15, 2025
Trump officials signal potential changes at NOAA, the weather and climate agency
Axios
February 12, 2025
Grist
February 12, 2025
Fast Company
February 10, 2025
KQED
February 8, 2025
Wired
February 5, 2025
The Guardian
February 4, 2025
Doge staffers enter NOAA headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
NOAA
December 20, 2024
Value to Society
Bloomberg
March 18, 2026
Endangered Species ‘God Squad’ Convening Accused of Breaking Law
Deeper Blue
March 18, 2026
Environmental Advocates Slam Upcoming Meeting of Endangered Species Committee
E&E News
March 18, 2026
Greens sue Interior to stop ‘God Squad’ meeting
New York Times
March 16, 2026
Administration to Convene ‘God Squad’ With Power to Override Environmental Law
E&E News
March 16, 2026
Senate committee takes up scrutiny of Endangered Species Act
E&E News
March 16, 2026
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ looks to ease ESA rules in Gulf of Mexico
Mongabay
March 12, 2026
If Florida reefs aren’t protected, storms will increase flooding & costs: Study
The Provincetown Independent (Massachusetts)
March 4, 2026
Trump Guts Protections in Unique Ecosystem off Cape Cod
The Cool Down
February 24, 2026
US officials spark backlash with move that could threaten ‘irreplaceable’ monument: ‘Should be preserved for future generations
Deeper Blue
February 10, 2026
Ocean Advocates Decry Trump Proclamation Rolling Back Commercial Fishing Prohibition For Marine National Monument Off US East Coast
E&E News
February 9, 2026
Trump opens massive Atlantic marine monument to commercial fishing
Mass Live
February 8, 2026
Endangered whales at risk after Trump ends Cape Cod sanctuary’s fishing ban, NE Aquarium warns
Nantucket Current
February 8, 2026
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
The New York Times
February 6, 2026
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
Associated Press
February 6, 2026
Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England
Press Release
March 31, 2026
Lawmakers and Conservation Groups Gather Outside Interior Department to Oppose “God Squad” Offshore Drilling Exemptions Threatening Gulf Wildlife
The Hill
March 25, 2026
California sues over Trump administration bid to restart offshore oil operation
LA Times
March 16, 2026
Oil flows through Santa Barbara coastal pipeline for first time in decade amid Trump’s fight with California
Bloomberg
March 14, 2026
BP Wins OK for First New Gulf Project Since Deepwater Horizon Tragedy, Worst Oil Spill in US History
Canary Media
March 11, 2026
Offshore wind farms race toward completion despite Trump’s attacks
Bloomberg
March 11, 2026
Trump to Invoke Emergency Law for Offshore Oil Producer Sable
New York Times
March 9, 2026
Trump Could Restart California Oil Pipeline With Cold War-Era Law, Opinion Says
E&E News
March 5, 2026
Interior proposes rolling back bonding requirements for offshore oil and gas
Reuters
March 5, 2026
US proposes to loosen bonding requirements for offshore oil, gas companies
Santa Barbara Independent
February 24, 2026
California Delegation Urges Trump to Abandon New Offshore Drilling Plans
Inside Climate News
February 19, 2026
Expanded Arctic Drilling Faces a Wave of Lawsuits
The Invading Sea (Opinion)
February 16, 2026
Mike Lee sets hearing on offshore drilling, seabed mining bills
E&E News
February 9, 2026
Mike Lee sets hearing on offshore drilling, seabed mining bills
Inside Climate News
February 7, 2026
New analysis warns Trump offshore drilling plan could trigger thousands of oil spills
ABC News
February 2, 2026
Another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, says NY project can resume
The Hill
February 2, 2026
Courts allow all five offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction
The New York Times
February 2, 2026
Judge Hands Trump a Fifth Loss in His Effort to Halt Offshore Wind Projects
CNN
February 2, 2026
Trump’s attempts to kill offshore wind aren’t working
Inside Climate News
February 1, 2026
New Analysis Warns Trump Offshore Drilling Plan Could Trigger Thousands of Oil Spills
E&E News
March 24, 2026
House tees up debate on deep-sea mining, Trump mineral deals
The Guardian
March 23, 2026
Tonga PM welcomes US deal to explore deep-sea minerals amid environmental concerns
The Guam Daily Post
March 21, 2026
Guam vows to fight on as feds double deep-sea mining zone near the Marianas
CBC News
March 21, 2026
Seabed mining talks show key issues remain unresolved
E&E News
March 18, 2026
Feds mull expanded deep-sea mining in the Pacific
E&E News
March 11, 2026
NOAA advances deep-sea mining bid
Inside Climate News
March 11, 2026
Trump Explores Deep Sea Mining in American Samoa
Oceanographic
March 10, 2026
New evidence suggest breaches by deep sea mining contractors
Grist
March 9, 2026
Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks
E&E News
February 23, 2026
Interior floats proposal to accelerate deep-sea mining
Mongabay
February 11, 2026
Indigenous concerns surface as U.S. agency considers seabed mining in Alaskan waters
Bloomberg
February 9, 2026
Scientist Still Diving at 90 Says Deep Sea Mining Won’t Succeed
Grist
February 5, 2026
Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters
Atmos
February 4, 2026
The White House Wants to Mine the Oldest Biome on Earth
ABC Australia
January 31, 2026
Trump administration eyes US Pacific territories as it moves towards deep-sea mining
Pacific Daily News
January 30, 2026
Governor would support ban on deep-sea mining in Guam waters, headed to DC to lobby issue