Trump would gut and privatize US climate and weather agency, experts fear
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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate experts fear Donald Trump will follow a blueprint created by his allies to gut the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), disbanding its work on climate science and tailoring its operations to business interests. Joe Biden’s presidency has increased the profile of the […]

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