The Commerce Department has laid off hundreds of NOAA employees, many with specialized skills who work at one of the world's top climate science and weather forecasting agencies.
Why it matters: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is responsible for providing weather watches and warnings, monitoring and studying Earth's climate, as well as operating weather satellites and protecting marine life.
The Trump administration's reported determination to overturn the EPA's 2009 endangerment finding on climate change would be extremely difficult — but not impossible, experts tell Axios.
Why it matters: The EPA finding — long a target of conservatives —underpins a slew of regulations on cars, trucks and power plant emissions.
A new interactive map and report — provided first to Axios — show wildfire risks in the West are outpacing preventative measures.
Why it matters: The work from the Property and Environment Research Center and UC Davis shows that risks can differ from one congressional district to the next.
