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The Heat is On: NOAA Told to Identify Climate-Related Grants:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), globally acclaimed for its climate science, has recently been requested to single out grants linked to climate change and other subjects hit by President Trump’s executive orders. This has sparked worry that these grants could potentially be in danger of being stopped. According to a document watched by The New York Times, these instructions came from the Commerce Department, which includes NOAA.
Diving Deeper: Breakdown of the Grant Review Process:
NOAA staff were asked to scrutinize all “active financial assistant awards” at NOAA and decide which ones could be adversely affected by any of Mr. Trump’s orders. Following one of these orders, designed to dismantle federal programs that tackle climate change, NOAA staff are instructed to comb through their existing grants for keywords such as “climate science,” “climate crisis,” “clean energy,” “environmental quality,” and “pollution.”
The Possible Ripple Effect: Threats to NOAA’s Essential Services:
While the executive orders do not mention NOAA explicitly, Project 2025, a policy blueprint aligned with many Trump administration actions, labels NOAA as a significant player in the "climate change alarm industry." It suggests that NOAA should be taken apart, some of its programs ended, and the National Weather Service privatized. NOAA’s invaluable work includes research on atmospheric science, oceans, the Arctic, wildfires, and more. The agency also operates satellites, provides weather data, predicts the path of hurricanes, and regulates offshore fisheries.
Unsettled Waters: The Threat from the Department of Government Efficiency:
This drive to identify climate-related grants comes in the wake of news that members of the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, managed to break into NOAA's computer systems. As a response, Democrats wrote a letter to Mr. Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, encouraging him to defend NOAA against Mr. Musk's "unlawful attacks."
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), globally acclaimed for its climate science, has recently been requested to single out grants linked to climate change and other subjects hit by President Trump’s executive orders. This has sparked worry that these grants could potentially be in danger of being stopped. According to a document watched by The New York Times, these instructions came from the Commerce Department, which includes NOAA.
Diving Deeper: Breakdown of the Grant Review Process:
NOAA staff were asked to scrutinize all “active financial assistant awards” at NOAA and decide which ones could be adversely affected by any of Mr. Trump’s orders. Following one of these orders, designed to dismantle federal programs that tackle climate change, NOAA staff are instructed to comb through their existing grants for keywords such as “climate science,” “climate crisis,” “clean energy,” “environmental quality,” and “pollution.”
The Possible Ripple Effect: Threats to NOAA’s Essential Services:
While the executive orders do not mention NOAA explicitly, Project 2025, a policy blueprint aligned with many Trump administration actions, labels NOAA as a significant player in the "climate change alarm industry." It suggests that NOAA should be taken apart, some of its programs ended, and the National Weather Service privatized. NOAA’s invaluable work includes research on atmospheric science, oceans, the Arctic, wildfires, and more. The agency also operates satellites, provides weather data, predicts the path of hurricanes, and regulates offshore fisheries.
Unsettled Waters: The Threat from the Department of Government Efficiency:
This drive to identify climate-related grants comes in the wake of news that members of the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, managed to break into NOAA's computer systems. As a response, Democrats wrote a letter to Mr. Trump's nominee for commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, encouraging him to defend NOAA against Mr. Musk's "unlawful attacks."
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