Anna Kramer
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energy, environment, climate reporter for NOTUS
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EXCLUSIVE: Four House Republicans, including Colorado Rep. Jeff Hurd, joined Democrats to challenge the Trump administration’s dismantling of the nation’s leading weather and climate research institution.
Republicans Have Joined the Effort to Stave Off Trump’s Dismantling of a Key Weather Center
Rep. Jeff Hurd and three other Republicans signed on to a letter with Colorado lawmakers requesting continued funding for the Boulder-based center.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Four House Republicans, including Colorado Rep. Jeff Hurd, joined Democrats to challenge the Trump administration’s dismantling of the nation’s leading weather and climate research institution.
Permitting reform is in even more trouble.
@heinrich.senate.gov and @whitehouse.senate.gov say “there is no path” to permitting reform after the Trump admin’s attacks on every offshore wind project under construction today.
Their statement 👇
@heinrich.senate.gov and @whitehouse.senate.gov say “there is no path” to permitting reform after the Trump admin’s attacks on every offshore wind project under construction today.
Their statement 👇
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Permitting reform is in even more trouble.
@heinrich.senate.gov and @whitehouse.senate.gov say “there is no path” to permitting reform after the Trump admin’s attacks on every offshore wind project under construction today.
Their statement 👇
@heinrich.senate.gov and @whitehouse.senate.gov say “there is no path” to permitting reform after the Trump admin’s attacks on every offshore wind project under construction today.
Their statement 👇
Trump and Doug Burgum are halting a 2.6 GW wind farm off the coast of Virginia that is already mostly built.
It’s the largest project in the US.
It was going to provide enough power for 660,000 homes.
And it has significant local Republican support.
It’s the largest project in the US.
It was going to provide enough power for 660,000 homes.
And it has significant local Republican support.
Interior Department Pauses Five Major Offshore Wind Projects, Citing National Security
At least one of the projects, which was set to start supplying power in 2026, was backed by Republicans.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trump and Doug Burgum are halting a 2.6 GW wind farm off the coast of Virginia that is already mostly built.
It’s the largest project in the US.
It was going to provide enough power for 660,000 homes.
And it has significant local Republican support.
It’s the largest project in the US.
It was going to provide enough power for 660,000 homes.
And it has significant local Republican support.
The EPA’s internal watchdog has received ~6x as many calls about retaliation against whistleblowers in Trump’s first year compared to Biden’s last.
DOE’s watchdog is reporting an even higher similar stat, about 9x this year over last year.
DOE’s watchdog is reporting an even higher similar stat, about 9x this year over last year.
Inspectors General Are Seeing More Whistleblower Retaliation Cases Under Trump
Several agency inspector general offices are reporting significant increases in complaints since Trump returned to office.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The EPA’s internal watchdog has received ~6x as many calls about retaliation against whistleblowers in Trump’s first year compared to Biden’s last.
DOE’s watchdog is reporting an even higher similar stat, about 9x this year over last year.
DOE’s watchdog is reporting an even higher similar stat, about 9x this year over last year.
NEWS: @hickenlooper.senate.gov and Sen Michael Bennett say they are putting a hold on the Senate approps package over Trump’s plan to dismantle the nation’s leading weather research facility.
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Trump Is Mad at Jared Polis. Now He’s Dismantling Colorado’s Leading Weather Research Institution.
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served,” a senior White House official told NOTUS.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
NEWS: @hickenlooper.senate.gov and Sen Michael Bennett say they are putting a hold on the Senate approps package over Trump’s plan to dismantle the nation’s leading weather research facility.
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White House looks very serious about dismantling the nation's premier weather research institution.
NSF just said they're considering transferring the center's advanced computing facility to a new operator and divesting the two big research airplanes.
NSF just said they're considering transferring the center's advanced computing facility to a new operator and divesting the two big research airplanes.
Trump Is Mad at Jared Polis. Now He’s Dismantling Colorado’s Leading Weather Research Institution.
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served,” a senior White House official told NOTUS.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
White House looks very serious about dismantling the nation's premier weather research institution.
NSF just said they're considering transferring the center's advanced computing facility to a new operator and divesting the two big research airplanes.
NSF just said they're considering transferring the center's advanced computing facility to a new operator and divesting the two big research airplanes.
Reposted by Anna Kramer
“All Americans rely on forecasts produced by atmospheric models developed at NCAR every day. They’ve done tremendous work on aviation weather safety,” said John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas’s state climatologist and a meteorologist at Texas A&M University.
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Trump Is Mad at Jared Polis. Now He’s Dismantling Colorado’s Leading Weather Research Institution.
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served,” a senior White House official told NOTUS.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“All Americans rely on forecasts produced by atmospheric models developed at NCAR every day. They’ve done tremendous work on aviation weather safety,” said John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas’s state climatologist and a meteorologist at Texas A&M University.
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Update: it appears this is payback for Colorado’s governor not playing nice with Trump
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December 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Update: it appears this is payback for Colorado’s governor not playing nice with Trump
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NEWS: White House suggested to me that they’re dismantling the nation’s most important weather research institute bc Trump is mad at CO Gov. Jared Polis
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served.”
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served.”
Trump Is Mad at Jared Polis. Now He’s Dismantling Colorado’s Leading Weather Research Institution.
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served,” a senior White House official told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
NEWS: White House suggested to me that they’re dismantling the nation’s most important weather research institute bc Trump is mad at CO Gov. Jared Polis
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served.”
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served.”
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Earlier today, a federal judge ruled that FEMA needs to restore the grant program that helps states fund resiliency/disaster preparedness.
"Defendants shall promptly take all steps necessary to reverse the termination of the BRIC program," he wrote.
"Defendants shall promptly take all steps necessary to reverse the termination of the BRIC program," he wrote.
Order – #130 in State of Washington v. Federal Emergency Management Agency (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-12006) – CourtListener.com
Judge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered. Summary Judgment Order. (JAM) (Entered: 12/11/2025)
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December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Earlier today, a federal judge ruled that FEMA needs to restore the grant program that helps states fund resiliency/disaster preparedness.
"Defendants shall promptly take all steps necessary to reverse the termination of the BRIC program," he wrote.
"Defendants shall promptly take all steps necessary to reverse the termination of the BRIC program," he wrote.
This morning, Kristi Noem left a House hearing early for the big FEMA task force meeting, angering the members in the room.
Then the FEMA meeting was cancelled just as it was supposed to begin. Members of the council had already flown into DC for it.
Then the FEMA meeting was cancelled just as it was supposed to begin. Members of the council had already flown into DC for it.
FEMA Task Force Meeting Canceled Minutes Before It Was Set to Begin
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, facing increased pressure, had told Democrats she had to leave a hearing early because of the FEMA Review Council meeting.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This morning, Kristi Noem left a House hearing early for the big FEMA task force meeting, angering the members in the room.
Then the FEMA meeting was cancelled just as it was supposed to begin. Members of the council had already flown into DC for it.
Then the FEMA meeting was cancelled just as it was supposed to begin. Members of the council had already flown into DC for it.
NEWS: FEMA Review Council meeting was abruptly cancelled minutes before it was supposed to start. Task force was expected to recommend dramatically downsizing FEMA.
Kristi Noem left a House hearing early for the meeting, not clear she knew it was going to be cancelled.
Kristi Noem left a House hearing early for the meeting, not clear she knew it was going to be cancelled.
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
NEWS: FEMA Review Council meeting was abruptly cancelled minutes before it was supposed to start. Task force was expected to recommend dramatically downsizing FEMA.
Kristi Noem left a House hearing early for the meeting, not clear she knew it was going to be cancelled.
Kristi Noem left a House hearing early for the meeting, not clear she knew it was going to be cancelled.
Reposted by Anna Kramer
To be clear: the new, near-exclusive emphasis on natural causes of climate change on the U.S. EPA's website is now completely out of synch with all available evidence demonstrating overwhelming human influence on contemporary warming trends.
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
To be clear: the new, near-exclusive emphasis on natural causes of climate change on the U.S. EPA's website is now completely out of synch with all available evidence demonstrating overwhelming human influence on contemporary warming trends.
I got documents that give insight into the Tennessee car magnate who
- donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes
- owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in
- Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience
- donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes
- owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in
- Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience
Trump Nominee Reveals Financial Ties to Lawmakers, Christian Groups in Documents to Senators
Lee Beaman, who is up for a seat on the Tennessee Valley Authority Board, has no prior experience in utilities. His confirmation vote was delayed.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I got documents that give insight into the Tennessee car magnate who
- donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes
- owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in
- Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience
- donates liberally to MAGA + Christian evangelical causes
- owns the DC townhouse Mike Johnson lived in
- Trump nominated for a utility board seat, despite having no energy experience
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Outside analysis of Forest Service data being circulated by Democrats finds that the Trump administration is falling further behind on wildfire prevention.
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The U.S. Forest Service Is Falling Further Behind on Wildfire Prevention
Outside analysis of Forest Service data is being circulated by Democrats finding the Trump administration lagging on forest management.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Outside analysis of Forest Service data being circulated by Democrats finds that the Trump administration is falling further behind on wildfire prevention.
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The Forest Service is getting slower and slower with wildfire prevention, just as the fires get worse and worse.
“The workforce is so shot out and depleted, they’re even decreased expectations. We’re behind the targets, even when the targets have been reduced” — one fire manager to me.
“The workforce is so shot out and depleted, they’re even decreased expectations. We’re behind the targets, even when the targets have been reduced” — one fire manager to me.
The U.S. Forest Service Is Falling Further Behind on Wildfire Prevention
Outside analysis of Forest Service data is being circulated by Democrats finding the Trump administration lagging on forest management.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Forest Service is getting slower and slower with wildfire prevention, just as the fires get worse and worse.
“The workforce is so shot out and depleted, they’re even decreased expectations. We’re behind the targets, even when the targets have been reduced” — one fire manager to me.
“The workforce is so shot out and depleted, they’re even decreased expectations. We’re behind the targets, even when the targets have been reduced” — one fire manager to me.
Until recently, the EPA had a pretty legendary group of scientists using cutting-edge computer science to speed up chemical toxicity research.
This team helped with East Palestine, w/ GenX, etc.
I found that at least 16 of them have now left for a single private lab.
This team helped with East Palestine, w/ GenX, etc.
I found that at least 16 of them have now left for a single private lab.
Trump’s Privatization of Science Research Is Underway
The EPA’s scientists that helped in the aftermath of the East Palestine, Ohio, disaster, are now in the private sector. What does that mean for future crises?
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November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Until recently, the EPA had a pretty legendary group of scientists using cutting-edge computer science to speed up chemical toxicity research.
This team helped with East Palestine, w/ GenX, etc.
I found that at least 16 of them have now left for a single private lab.
This team helped with East Palestine, w/ GenX, etc.
I found that at least 16 of them have now left for a single private lab.
The Trump admin is continuing to cut down Biden's climate legacy: This time by removing the major clean energy offices in the Department of Energy.
Trump’s Energy Department Removed Its Clean Energy Offices
The clean energy offices beefed up under the Biden administration no longer appear on the agency’s organizational chart.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Trump admin is continuing to cut down Biden's climate legacy: This time by removing the major clean energy offices in the Department of Energy.
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Is cloud seeding part of a weather control conspiracy? A MAHA-coded sustainable agriculture strategy? Or -- as Utah Republicans seem to think -- could it really just be about bringing water to an arid state?
New from me and Addy Baird @ the SL Tribune:
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New from me and Addy Baird @ the SL Tribune:
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RFK Jr. Is Taking Aim at Weather Modification. States Like Utah Say They Need It.
Weather modification practices like cloud seeding have become a target of conspiracy theories and political attacks. A different story is playing out in the American West.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Is cloud seeding part of a weather control conspiracy? A MAHA-coded sustainable agriculture strategy? Or -- as Utah Republicans seem to think -- could it really just be about bringing water to an arid state?
New from me and Addy Baird @ the SL Tribune:
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New from me and Addy Baird @ the SL Tribune:
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Steve Pearce, who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories and fought public lands protections, is Trump’s new pick to manage hundreds of millions of acres of federal land.
He’s also 78 years old.
He’s also 78 years old.
Trump Nominates Former GOP Rep. Steve Pearce to Oversee Public Lands
Pearce, who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories and fought public lands protections, is Trump’s new pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Steve Pearce, who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories and fought public lands protections, is Trump’s new pick to manage hundreds of millions of acres of federal land.
He’s also 78 years old.
He’s also 78 years old.
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UPDATE: Karoline Leavitt said that USDA will in fact be paying out the partial SNAP payments in compliance with the court.
Trump "does not want to have to tap into this fund in the future, and that’s what he was referring to in his true social post," she said.
Trump "does not want to have to tap into this fund in the future, and that’s what he was referring to in his true social post," she said.
Baffling twist: Trump just said that SNAP "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
Just one hour earlier, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said SNAP guidance has been sent to states.
Just one hour earlier, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said SNAP guidance has been sent to states.
Trump Says Administration Will Withold SNAP Until Shutdown Ends, Seemingly Contradicting USDA
The president said the benefits would only be given once the government was reopened.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
UPDATE: Karoline Leavitt said that USDA will in fact be paying out the partial SNAP payments in compliance with the court.
Trump "does not want to have to tap into this fund in the future, and that’s what he was referring to in his true social post," she said.
Trump "does not want to have to tap into this fund in the future, and that’s what he was referring to in his true social post," she said.
Baffling twist: Trump just said that SNAP "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
Just one hour earlier, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said SNAP guidance has been sent to states.
Just one hour earlier, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said SNAP guidance has been sent to states.
Trump Says Administration Will Withold SNAP Until Shutdown Ends, Seemingly Contradicting USDA
The president said the benefits would only be given once the government was reopened.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Baffling twist: Trump just said that SNAP "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
Just one hour earlier, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said SNAP guidance has been sent to states.
Just one hour earlier, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said SNAP guidance has been sent to states.