If it’s not one thing, it’s another. While the Goddard Library is being dismantled, OMB is also not giving allocated money to NASA, NIH, or NSF (at least). NASA Science Mission Directorate has been instructed to not spend 2026 appropriated funds for a number of projects.

Last December, weather and climate scientists sat down with us to tell us why they loved the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and why it benefits us all. Last night, the NSF began dismantling it. Listen to what they have to say, and why it's urgent that we #SaveNCAR wclivestream.com/act

In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p

NPR: The Trump Administration exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...

Article updates on the repeal of the endangerment finding for CO2. The administration is worried that their case is not strong enough to withstand legal challenges. Gift link (courtesy of @donboesch.bsky.social): www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

FACT CHECK: Wind turbines do not freeze when properly weatherized. Wind power overperformed in Texas during Winter Storm Fern and was a major reason why the state did not suffer the same blackouts as it did in 2021. Meanwhile, natural gas prices increased by 60%. 🤔

The govt lying about the killing of a U.S. citizen at the hands of the state, is by itself, a front page a story, worthy of drumbeat coverage, resignations, and impeachments.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.

Senator Susan Collins killed the amendment to protect the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) -- perhaps the world's premier research center for work on #weather, #climate, models, and remote sensing. Remember that.

🚨 @aguscipolicy.bsky.social shares via email that the Senate may vote on a #SaveNCAR amendment TODAY 🚨 "By the end of this week, we may have a bill funding NSF that includes a safety net for NCAR." Use our call script to contact your Senators: wclivestream.com/act/

This is unbelievably stupid. By doing this, the EPA would completely run away from its mission to protect human health and the environment. Reducing air pollution saves lives, plain and simple.

Proud to build and lead a bipartisan coalition with Rep. Jeff Hurd and @bennet.senate.gov & @hickenlooper.senate.gov — joined by more than 80 of our colleagues in the House and Senate — to protect NCAR in the FY26 NSF appropriations bill. We will not stop until NCAR is protected — period.

The nutty bit: it'll take dozens of actual scientists hundreds of hours to debunk the nonsense generated by these five 'contrarians' and their LLM.

The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous. It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe. We urge that this plan be abandoned. Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA

AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:

Attendance at US-based science conferences is bouncing around this year but generally down. #AGU25 has ~10k fewer this year! I explored these trends for @nature.com — including solutions to keep conferences local & productive: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

We love to say "costs fall X% every time capacity doubles." This paper looks at 87 technologies and says: actually, no. Past learning rates are not reliable predictors of future learning.

This paper did not get that much attention when it came out, but it deserves more. Welcome to "Climate Nowcasting" as a new term in the lexicon... iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. www.propublica.org/article/chic...

Startling new research finds marathon times go up when there's more fossil fuel pollution in the air. Los Angeles Marathon has it worst. Even elite runners suffer. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/c...

This program now accounts for 5% of the faculty hired in the system, and those hired after completing these postdocs have a 97% tenure rate - obviously exceeding baseline tenure statistics.

A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Today on Volts: You know what sucks? Cars. They screw up cities, degrade our health, make us mean & selfish, induce terrible public policy, on & on. I talk with Doug Gordon & Sarah Goodyear, hosts of the unapologetic @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast, about their new book & life after cars.

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW). The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

So now they're just prioritizing funding University research based on loyalty pledges? thehill.com/homenews/edu...

This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*. Yes: free. If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!

Their big conclusion. This is the exact opposite of the conclusion of the DOE CWG report.

I'm hiring a postdoc to join the Climate, Pollution, and Solutions group at UC Irvine's Earth System Science Department! Flexible start date + research on one of three tracks in climate, pollution, and solutions. More info on the position and how to apply in the ad here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09874

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out. Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

More coverage of the scathing review by more than 80 scientists of the report from the DOE's climate working group. It's biased, cherry picked, and written with a scientifically unsupported agenda. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administration’s actions. They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.

“The Biden administration was totally feckless when it came to holding the Netanyahu government to the standard of American law and the standards that we claim to apply to every other country in the world when it comes to the duty to provide humanitarian assistance.” Senator Chris Van Hollen.

AMS released a statement on climate change today that points out five foundational flaws with the Department of Energy's 2025 climate report: www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

"These cuts, which would hit basic science on the weather, oceans, and—especially—climate, represent a “down payment” on the White House’s proposal to eliminate NOAA’s research arm in the 2026 fiscal year that begins on 1 October, agency officials have told employees."

My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up. NYT just covered it. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...

The recent DOE climate science report misrepresents the work of many researchers. Carbon Brief asked those cited to review the parts of the report where their work was used, and we collectively found 100+ misleading or false statements: interactive.carbonbr...

Joe Rogan might call this a brutal KO, if it wasn't him getting knocked the F out. A supremely delightful takedown by @climatetown.bsky.social of Rogan's confident, ignorant, and dangerous climate denial.

Just finished reading this fabulous series from my @latimes.com colleagues imagining a future Los Angeles that works better for everyone. Will share some highlights... www.latimes.com/california/s... 🧵

Exactly right. At a time when demand is rising, the Administration is restricting and raising taxes on the main sources of capacity being added to the grid: clean energy. The result: hiring electric bills, greater risk of blackouts, and more pollution.

Commentary: Without medication or steady income for rent, I lost the RV. My dog Rex and I then endured 15 traumatizing months in a shelter, where daily harassment by staff made life unbearable. cal.news/3JaWrX1 📝 Sean Geary

The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.

Here's the portal for input (8/27 deadline) survey.alchemer.com/s3/8416653/R...

interesting! I note that this is self funded, meaning that the NAS is paying for the report. I wonder how this will go over with the administration.

Matt Freese denies James Rodriguez from the spot. #NYCFC @hudsonriverblue.com

🚨 If you're interested in working on a coordinated response to the DOE climate report, please enter your info on this google form 🚨 Please RT this so as many people see it as possible. forms.gle/BL9xUAfRxA...

“Humans are highly adaptable and Americans are particularly so, but the data and evidence indicate that climate change will cause many Americans to die earlier than they otherwise would,” write Solomon Hsiang and Marshall Burke, two climate scientists and Stanford professors.

Coming up at the top of the hour at 12PM ET: Michael and I will be on KQED with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social to talk about electricity prices and next steps on climate policy.

The EPA cited my paper in their argument against the endangerment finding today. However, their point is completely backwards: my paper actually supports the EPA's 2009 range of 1.8C to 4C warming by 2100. www.nature.com/artic...