“They’re Just Letting It Burn”: Inside the Political Arson of NOAA

What happens when you fire the firefighters, torch the science lab, and hand the keys to the arsonist? You get the Trump administration’s plan for NOAA.

Last week, a confidential source told us that NOAA’s entire Habitat Conservation program is being zeroed out effective May 10. Every region. Every employee. Gone. And they weren’t even supposed to know until just days before the severance window closed. Coordinated resignations have followed, including our source’s spouse and counterparts. But the axe d…