The firings dealt a blow to an agency that provides everything from weather forecasts to fisheries management to cutting-edge climate science in Alaska.
NOAA, DOGE and lease termination
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Young scientists were elated to work at NOAA. Now, they're devastated by DOGE cuts.
NOAA lease, Goldbelt contact among Juneau cuts at DOGE’s website
The website lists nine leases in Alaska that have been canceled as of Sunday, including a NOAA facility in Seward, a Rural House Service operation in Palmer and a U.S. Geological
St. Pete NOAA offices eyed for lease termination in DOGE purge
More federal workers were fired in Alaska yesterday, including at least four people from NOAA’s regional office in Juneau.
Avalanche, Trump and Forecasts
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Mass firings begin at NOAA as part of Trump’s federal government downsizingAn anticipated mass firing of workers started Thursday at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which could cut more than 10% of the agency’s employees, according to local and national officials.
Former agency employees and leaders believe the mass NOAA layoffs could endanger critical work surrounding weather forecasting, shipping operations, and more.
Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar fisheries and tourism industries to protecting coastlines from storms.
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.
Following the announcement from the National Weather Service (NWS) that it is suspending its weather balloon launches in Kotzebue, Alaska indefinitely
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