Science Policy
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A Scientific Neighborhood
At some point, very early in our meteorological education, we learn that the atmosphere, the oceans—and thus weather and climate...
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Policy Before and After the Presidential Transition
By Paul Higgins, AMS Policy Program Director Presidential transitions are a time of uncertainty, change, and opportunity. For the AMS...
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AMS Community Priorities for the New Administration
By Fred Carr, AMS President Now that the election is over, a furious amount of activity has ensued on who...
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Protecting Scientific Use of the Spectrum
by Ya’el Seid-Green, AMS Policy Program There has been much talk recently about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proceedings to...
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Letting Scientists Benefit Us All
Lately you may have noticed that AMS has garnered media attention by standing up for NOAA scientists who are the...
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Federal Funding for Research in Weather, Water, and Climate
by Paul Higgins, AMS Policy Program Director In June, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut funding for Earth...
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From Florida, A Reminder About Freedom of Expression
The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting published allegations this week that the terms “climate change” and “global warming” were banned...
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An Invitation to the AMS Washington Forum
By Shawn Miller, Chair, AMS Board on Enterprise Economic Development Fellow stakeholders in the weather, water, and climate enterprise, as...
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A Question for the Experts
There have been many thoughtful questions raised throughout this weekend’s AMS Student Conference, but one question posed at the communications...
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Take This Survey and Help R2O
by William Hooke, AMS Associate Executive Director and Senior Policy Fellow The AMS and its Policy Program invite you to...
