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NOAA administrator nominee testifies before Senate
The president’s pick to lead the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration testified before Congress Wednesday.
Trump’s NOAA pick appears in confirmation hearing days after Texas floods
In the five months since Trump chose Neil Jacobs as NOAA administrator, hundreds of NOAA scientists and meteorologists have ...
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Trump’s Pick to Head NOAA Faces Senators in the Wake of Multiple Weather-Stoked Disasters
Neil Jacobs, who was embroiled in ‘Sharpiegate’ during the first Trump administration, says he supports proposed major cuts ...
Durham man nominated to lead NOAA. Confirmation hearing comes as storms ravage US
President Donald Trump nominated Neil Jacobs Jr. to lead the NOAA. His Senate confirmation hearing focused on the deaths of ...
Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Privatization would diminish a central role the federal government has played in weather forecasting since the 1800s.
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NOAA nominee questioned on weather warnings after deadly Texas floods
Neil Jacobs, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, faced a Senate committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...
NOAA still confident in weather forecasting after Pentagon program ends
The Department of Defense's announcement that it would end a weather-data sharing program surprised some climate watchdogs ...