This year has been challenging for the science community. After already experiencing illegal reductions-in-force of federal scientists and cuts to grant funding, we are now in the midst an unprecedented government shutdown. The essential work of agencies like NOAA, NASA, and USGS are now in limbo as we wait for Congress and the Administration to reach an agreement to reopen the government. Still, AGU and our community are stepping up to fight for science. See how we are taking action this fall and how you can join: 

The Day of Action to Save NASA Science October 5th & 6th, 2025

In response to the record attacks on NASA’s science activities in the FY 2026 budget proposal, AGU, The Planetary Society, the American Astronomical Society and 17 other partner organizations are holding a joint Day of Action on October 5th and 6th in Washington, D.C. Read more at the Planetary Societies blog. 

You can action from home by calling on Congress to end the government shutdown and fully fund science agencies like NASA:

Email or Call your Legislators In Two Minutes

Want to continue your science policy advocacy this fall? AGU’s team of science policy experts will lay out the current policy landscape and its impacts on science, and what scientists and organizations like AGU can do to support science in the coming months. Join us on 23 October at 2 p.m. ET for this one-hour webinar.