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Fire personnel respond to homes destroyed while a helicopter drops water as the Palisades Fire burns on January 7.

Earth science societies take on US climate report after Trump administration dismisses researchers

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Only days after the Trump administration dismissed authors of a congressionally mandated climate report, two of the biggest and most reputable Earth science societies announced they will pick up the slack and pursue a collection of reports in its place. The announcement Friday morning from the American Geophysical Union

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Burned cars and homes in a neighborhood were destroyed by a wildfire in August 2023 in Lahaina

The Trump admin is suing four states to stop them from holding fossil fuel giants accountable for climate damage

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Ella Nilsen, Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration filed lawsuits against four states Thursday in an effort to halt their plans to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damage, marking the government’s latest attack on climate action and raising fears about states’ ability to act on climate change and

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Sethuraman Panchanathan

Trump’s first-term pick to run the National Science Foundation quits: ‘I have done all I can’

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The head of the US National Science Foundation, a $9 billion agency charged with advancing discoveries across the scientific spectrum, resigned Thursday amid sweeping changes spearheaded by the current Trump administration. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan has led the agency since he was selected by President Donald Trump during his

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