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AI Weather Forecasts Missed the Texas Floods, and Trump NOAA Cuts Will Stymie Research
Chelsea Harvey, E&E News, Politicopro.com
The Trump administration wants to reduce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget by $2.2 billion, eliminating research that might help advance AI weather models
Jul 15, 2025, 6:15 PM
Texas Failed to Spend Federal Aid for Flood Disaster Protection
Thomas Frank, Mike Lee, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Many states, including Texas, have not used billions of dollars from FEMA intended to reduce damage from flooding and other disasters
Jul 14, 2025, 8:30 PM
Extreme Heat Endangers AI Data Centers
Sara Schonhardt, E&E News, Politicopro.com
A new analysis warns that AI facilities could be forced to stop operating because of water shortages and blackouts
Jul 10, 2025, 4:00 PM
Texas Floods Were a Known Risk, but Little Has Been Done for Protection
Mike Lee, Thomas Frank, Chelsea Harvey, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Texas has identified more than $50 billion in flood control needs, but lawmakers have devoted just $1.4 billion to address them
Jul 9, 2025, 4:00 PM
Flood Forecasts in Texas and Beyond Could Worsen with Trump NWS Cuts
Scott Waldman, Chelsea Harvey, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the recent flooding catastrophe in Texas. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s cuts to the National Weather Service, satellites and other key services take hold
Jul 8, 2025, 4:30 PM
Texas Flood Forecasts Were Accurate
Chelsea Harvey, E&E News, Politicopro.com
The National Weather Service issued timely alerts, meteorologists say, but few were listening in the hours before the early morning flash floods along the Guadalupe River
Jul 7, 2025, 3:00 PM
Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Raise U.S. Climate Emissions
Zack Colman, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Four research firms project that the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and likely put U.S. and global climate goals out of reach
Jul 3, 2025, 2:50 PM
U.S. National Climate Assessments Website Goes Dark
Chelsea Harvey, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Links to the U.S.’s most comprehensive climate reports—the National Climate Assessments—disappeared from the Internet on Monday, along with the official government website that houses them
Jul 1, 2025, 4:00 PM
Trump Administration Ousts National Science Foundation from Headquarters Building
Robin Bravender, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Employees at the National Science Foundation say they’ve been blindsided by a plan for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take over their offices
Jun 25, 2025, 2:25 PM
AI and Data Centers Could Cut More Climate-Change-Causing Emissions Than They Create
Sara Schonhardt, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Power-hungry AI and associated data centers could make the grid cleaner, eventually cutting more climate-change-causing emissions than they produce
Jun 23, 2025, 6:00 PM
Hurricane Hunter Flights Improve Hurricane Forecasts, But Trump Budget Cuts Could Threaten Them
Chelsea Harvey, E&E News, Politicopro.com
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplane missions significantly increase the accuracy of hurricane forecasts, but President Trump’s proposed budget cuts jeopardize the data-gathering efforts and other forecasting tools
Jun 20, 2025, 6:00 PM
When Wildfire Smoke Arrived from Canada, Federal Safety Experts Were Gone
Ariel Wittenberg, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Health specialists were put on leave, and a report on how to protect 20 million workers from wildfire smoke has stalled
Jun 18, 2025, 4:00 PM
Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
Benjamin Storrow, E&E News, Politicopro.com
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
Jun 17, 2025, 4:00 PM
Five Climate Issues to Watch When Trump Goes to Canada
Sara Schonhardt, E&E News, Politicopro.com
President Trump will attend the G7 summit on Sunday in a nation he threatened to annex. He will also be an outlier on climate issues
Jun 13, 2025, 3:00 PM
Trump EPA Announces Climate Regulation Rollback but Faces Legal Hurdles
Jean Chemnick, Niina H. Farah, Lesley Clark, E&E News, Politicopro.com
The EPA has contradicted itself—and legal precedent—in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power-plant climate pollution
Jun 12, 2025, 7:00 PM
FEMA Overhaul Will Come after Hurricane Season, Trump Says
Thomas Frank, E&E News, Politicopro.com
States will continue to get FEMA federal disaster aid this year but may see less assistance after changes made in 2026
Jun 11, 2025, 8:30 PM
White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding, Targeting NSF, EPA
Scott Waldman, Corbin Hiar, E&E News, Politicopro.com
The Trump administration is targeting still more federal science funding, this time more than $30 billion at the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation and other agencies
Jun 10, 2025, 7:30 PM