Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in ...

Despite recommending the restoration of nearly $1.3 billion in previously threatened funds, a spending plan prepared by a ...

Concerns are rising over the accuracy of hurricane forecasts this year due to staffing and budget cuts at the National ...

Why? “Because of the cuts, the gutting, the sledgehammer attack on science in general,” he says. More specifically, Morales ...

Retired federal scientists warn Trump administration's proposed NOAA budget cuts could be costly and harm forecast accuracy.

White House budget would be 40% less for NOAA. The White House proposed an estimated direct program budget of $3.5 billion for NOAA, roughly $2.3 billion lower than the current year, an almost 40% ...

Members of the US Senate have asked for an Inspector General's probe into whether cuts at the National Weather Service impacted response to the deadly Texas flooding.

Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.

The agency responsible for forecasts, warnings and water and climate data is authorized by Congress to employ 4,800 but for the last several years has operated with a workforce of about 400 fewer.

FILE - The National Weather Service monitoring station is seen in Brownville, Texas, May 23, 2014. NOAA and the NWS could be cut by nearly 30% if the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 is approved.

Boulder community members shared their thoughts on why the continued government funding of federal research labs is ...

The warning issued by the National Weather Service a full 16 minutes ahead of the tornado’s arrival no doubt saved lives as 190 mph winds ripped through the community of Washington and upended ...