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Guest Column: Cuts to NOAA Weaken Ability to Respond to Dangerous Spills. Here's How.
- Three former NOAA employees received debt notices dated June 16 demanding repayment for health care coverage they say they never had.
- This follows widespread firings of over 600 probationary NOAA employees in February, which former workers say were confused by poor communication and missing paperwork.
- Meanwhile, the Trump administration's proposed nearly 40% budget cut for NOAA threatens to eliminate key atmospheric research vital to improving weather forecasting and spill response.
- NOAA Research has contributed to annual savings of about $5 billion for each hurricane by enhancing forecast accuracy, but experts caution that proposed funding cuts could halt progress for years and undermine the nation's readiness.
- These developments imply eroding federal capacity to respond to spills and storms, raising concerns among workers and scientists about future environmental and public safety risks.
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Guest column: Cuts to NOAA weaken ability to respond to dangerous spills. Here's how.
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Fired, rehired and fired again, some NOAA employees get letters demanding money
Some former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who were fired, rehired and fired again this spring say they have received debt notices from the federal government to pay it back for health care coverage.
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Some NOAA Employees Rehired After Dismissal Now Receive Letters Demanding Repayment
Some former employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who were dismissed, re-hired, and then let go again this spring report having received debt notices from the federal government requiring repayment for medical compensation which they assert they never received. These workers describe this as the latest chapter in a firing process marked [...] The post Some NOAA Employees Rehired After Dismissal Now Receive Lette…
Cherfilus McCormick and Wasserman Schultz Urge Reversal of NOAA Cuts Ahead of Hurricane Season
Representatives Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) are spearheading a recent letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with several other Florida Democrats, urging Lutnick to reverse recent cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) as hurricane season begins. According to the letter, NOAA has laid off 20% of its staff, including 9% of NWS employe…
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