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Fired climate scientist: NOAA workforce reductions won’t make anyone safer

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Department of Commerce building to oppose layoffs of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees, with attendance peaking at 1,500 according to police.
Mass layoffs at NOAA were announced, impacting employees in Boulder and nationwide, with over 800 NOAA employees reportedly losing their jobs.
Rick Spinrad, NOAA Administrator during the Biden administration, stated that over 100 National Weather Service employees were terminated, emphasizing ongoing efforts to reverse these actions.
The layoffs have drawn significant community support, as many attendees expressed their dismay over the reduction of federal workers, impacting science and public service.

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Salon

Trump and Musk gut NOAA and EPA, raising alarm among scientists

Scientists aren't just alarmed we'll have less climate and pollution data — they're angry

6 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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KFOR-TV

Congressman Tom Cole weighs in on NWS, NOAA firings

Hundreds of weather forecasters and federal employees with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lost their jobs last week Thursday, including employees at the National Weather Service in Norman, following mass nationwide job cuts by DOGE.

7 days ago·Oklahoma City, United States

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MSNBC

I live in hurricane territory. Trump slashing NOAA puts lives at risk.

President Donald Trump Slashing NOAA was a goal of Project 2025, which has described it as “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry.”

7 days ago·United States

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Denver Post

Elon Musk’s threats to NOAA are a threat to Colorado’s future

For those of us living in a land-locked state like Colorado, it might be easy to assume that an agency called the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, wouldn’t have a lot to do with our everyday lives. But that misconception couldn’t be further from the truth. It has provided good-paying jobs – NOAA employs roughly 12,000 people nationwide, including more than 900 in Colorado – and built a safer, healthier future for our sta…

7 days ago·Denver, United States

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