US EditionColorado’s U.S. senators derail government funding votes over dismantling of NCAR by Trump
Senators blocked a government funding bill to oppose the Trump administration's plan to close NCAR, which employs over 800 scientists and leads in weather and climate research.
- On Thursday night, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet blocked the five-bill 'minibus' appropriations package, forcing the U.S. Senate to adjourn for the year and pushing the funding debate into January.
- Earlier this week, Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget , revealed plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research , calling it `one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country`.
- With more than 800 employees, National Center for Atmospheric Research is defended as the premier weather, climate and natural-hazard institute, and Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet demand full funding to keep NCAR open.
- Senate Republican leaders warned the hold complicates quick passage because John Thune, Senate Republican , may need floor time and lacks 60 votes to advance the bill.
- Bennet and Hickenlooper said the hold was retaliation and vowed to `pull every lever available` to defend Colorado after cuts including scrapping $109 million in environmental transportation grants and $615 million in Department of Energy grant funding.
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Trump promotes the dismantling of Boulder’s large meteorological laboratory. The decision on the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) opens a gap between the White House and the scientific community for its impact on prediction of extreme events. Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, its intention to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), based in Boulder (Colorado), one of the …
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