Union Of Concerned Scientists: Protect NOAA: Our Safety in a Climate-Changed World Depends on It As part of the Project 2025 assault on basic and essential government functions, President Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With recent firings at NOAA announced, information that is a lifeline in a weather emergency event is at grave risk. And, the potential that they may eliminate free public access to weather forecasts, hurricane tracking, wildfire alerts, and more would not just decimate the nation’s premier climate science agency, it would undermine public safety and put lives at risk.
My letter to reps:
I oppose the dismantling of NOAA and any privatization of public data. We need NOAA for a functional society. And we need people in government to make sure NOAA stays as it has been serving Americans for so long.
Please feel free to copy or repurpose the contents of my letter for your own letters to reps.
The New Republic – Kate Aronoff / March 5, 2025 water safety Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Could Kill Your Dog The ax has come down on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and that could have unexpectedly deadly consequences for your pets—not to mention your own health. “When you remove a staffer, there’s not another staffer that can just pick up that work. I don’t want to say we don’t have a deep bench. There’s no bench. We’re one deep everywhere,” he told me. “If we can’t do our job, you can’t drink the water.” NOAA is best known for its weather forecasts that alert people about the path of oncoming hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis. Its lesser-known “wet side” operations perform a long list of vital services baked into the operations of other federal agencies and private businesses, often in sparsely staffed offices. Close allies of Trump—including several now serving in his administration—laid out plans to virtually abolish the entire agency in Project 2025, clearing the way for private companies like Accuweather to snap up lucrative new government contracts for work that has long been considered a public service.