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    ‘A Weird Way of Making America Great’: Trump NOAA Purge Targets Scientists Working on Key Climate Models

    ‘A Weird Way of Making America Great’: Trump NOAA Purge Targets Scientists Working on Key Climate Models

    Layoffs by the Trump administration at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have reached the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), a small but important institute that is responsible for climate models the world relies on. Kai-Yuan Cheng, an atmospheric scientist who was notified of his firing late last week, said he rushed to finish […]

    Trump Signs Executive Order Handing U.S. Public Forests Over to Private Logging Industry

    Trump Signs Executive Order Handing U.S. Public Forests Over to Private Logging Industry

    A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump over the weekend could have a disastrous effect on endangered species, climate change and local economies, warned conservation groups. The order encouraging the “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production” seeks to erode Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection rules in favor of the expansion of tree felling […]

    49% of New Buses in EU Were ‘Zero-Emission’ Models in 2024

    49% of New Buses in EU Were ‘Zero-Emission’ Models in 2024

    The transition to cleaner vehicles is progressing in Europe, where 49% of new city buses across EU countries in 2024 were ‘zero-emission’ models instead of fossil fuel-powered vehicles, according to a new analysis from the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E). The increase beat the previous year, which found that 36% of new city […]

    Trump’s NOAA Firings Could Be ‘Dangerously Risky’ to Americans’ Well-Being, Experts Warn

    Trump’s NOAA Firings Could Be ‘Dangerously Risky’ to Americans’ Well-Being, Experts Warn

    The Trump administration fired roughly 800 employees of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) on Thursday, with more layoffs possible. An email from the U.S. Department of Commerce Thursday afternoon informed employees that they would lose their jobs the same day, reported The Guardian. “The majority of probationary employees in my office have been […]