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Trump administration moves to dismantle a 'global mothership' of climate research

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published December 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM PST

The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science.

Chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, Katharine Hayhoe, joins Here & Now‘s Scott Tong to discuss the impacts of these plans.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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