The Environment

The Department of Energy, Forest Service and Office of Personnel Management are among agencies that have begun firing staffers

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act

President Trump ordered EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to decide by next week whether the agency could abandon its authority to regulate climate pollution under the Clean Air Act

Molted penguin feathers record mercury infiltrating Antarctica’s food web

NOAA and the NWS provide public weather data that private companies cannot recreate

Billions of dollars for rural electric cooperatives are stuck in limbo as the Department of Agriculture continues the Trump administration’s funding freeze, despite federal court orders

Earth’s core is transforming, which could affect the length of our 24-hour day, Earth’s magnetic field, and more

Most corals can’t relocate, but they’re finding ways to beat the heat

Mass layoffs at the U.S. climate and weather agency would have a ripple effect across the economy, say former NOAA officials

The Trump administration has halted funding for a $5-billion program that Congress created to help states build out their electric vehicle charging network

President Donald Trump’s purge of diversity initiatives has affected both federal agencies and the institutions they fund, including those that work with Indigenous communities

A climate office at the Department of Health and Human Services has been shuttered, and its staff was placed on administrative leave