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Biden nominates NOAA leader to restore scientific integrity post-Trump NOAA

Biden nominates NOAA leader to restore scientific integrity post-Trump

The White House on Thursday evening nominated Rick Spinrad, an oceanographer at Oregon State University, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Why it matters: Filling the NOAA slot would complete the Biden administration's leadership on the climate and environment team. The agency, located within the Commerce Department,…
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April 23, 2021
Exploring Climate Change and Seafood Sustainability of US Tuna Fisheries NOAA

Exploring Climate Change and Seafood Sustainability of US Tuna Fisheries

A new study published in Elementa by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz and NOAA examines traditional aspects of seafood sustainability alongside greenhouse gas emissions to better understand the “carbon footprint” of U.S. tuna fisheries. Fisheries in the United States are among the best managed in the world, thanks to…
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April 13, 2021
Your Weather Forecast Update: Warmer Climate Will Be The New ‘Normal’ NOAA

Your Weather Forecast Update: Warmer Climate Will Be The New ‘Normal’

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April 7, 2021
NOAA To Hold Recovery Planning Workshops For 15 Threatened Into-Pacific Coral Species NOAA

NOAA To Hold Recovery Planning Workshops For 15 Threatened Into-Pacific Coral Species

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service is convening a series of workshops in May to get information on recovery plans for 15 Indo-Pacific coral species that are under threat. The 15 affected species are: Acropora globiceps, Acropora jacquelineae, Acropora lokani, Acropora pharaonis, Acropora retusa, Acropora…
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March 25, 2021
6/26: Can abortion protestors be barred from clinics?; Cape Cod whale numbers are up, delighting watchers NOAA

6/26: Can abortion protestors be barred from clinics?; Cape Cod whale numbers are up, delighting watchers

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that abortion protestors were within their rights to demonstrate outside of clinics. Pro-choice advocates stressed that the ruling put women seeking health care at the clinics in greater risk of harassment, and potentially violence; and, Last year, NOAA researcher Dave Wiley says he didn't see…
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March 22, 2021