‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa
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Employees received emails saying their jobs would be cut off at end of day in move called ‘wrong all around’

Summary

The Trump administration has fired hundreds of employees at NOAA, the U.S.’s top climate research agency, affecting probationary workers, a categorization that applies to new hires or those moved or promoted into new positions.

Critics, including NOAA veterans and lawmakers, call the move “cruel” and warn it endangers weather forecasting, climate research, and public safety.

Senator Chris Van Hollen deemed the mass firings illegal, while scientists and policymakers condemned the decision.

Former NOAA officials argue the cuts lack justification and will harm national security and disaster preparedness. The administration has not commented.

  • talEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AccuWeather

    On October 12, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated AccuWeather CEO Barry Lee Myers, the younger brother of the company’s founder, to head the National Weather Service’s parent administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was noted that unlike 11 of the previous 12 NOAA administrators, Myers lacks an advanced scientific degree, instead holding bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business and law.[37] Barry Myers stepped down as CEO of AccuWeather on January 1, 2019, and completely divested himself of any ownership of AccuWeather in accordance with his pledge to the Office of Government Ethics and the U.S. Senate. After two years of inaction on the nomination, Myers withdrew his consideration for nomination on November 12, 2019, due to ill health,[38] though allegations of a hostile workplace and pervasive sexual harassment while Myers was at AccuWeather are rumored to have stalled it.[39][40] Myers sent a letter to The Washington Post in 2019 to address these allegations.

    Huh.