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May 4, 2026
AGU Joins Letter Urging Passage of NEHRP
On 16 April 2026, AGU joined other science societies in a letter to the House urging passage of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Reauthorization Act of 2025. The undersigned organizations encourage the Committee to urge House leadership that S.320, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Reauthorization Act of 2025, is advanced by the full House under suspension of the rules for immediate consideration and passage. Reauthorization of …
AGU Joins Letter from Research Community Opposing Cuts to NIH
On 15 April 2026, AGU joined 94 other professional and medical societies and patient advocacy groups, in a letter opposing proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health. The 95 undersigned organizations, including patient advocacy groups, professional scientific and medical societies are profoundly disappointed by the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which would cut the agency’s funding by more than 12 …
AGU Joins Letter Requesting Robust mCDR Funding for NOAA
On 14 April, AGU joined various other environmental groups to send a letter to Congress asking for strong funding for marine carbon dioxide removal technologies (mCDR) at NOAA. As work begins on the Fiscal Year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill, we urge you to include robust funding for research, development, and demonstration of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) technologies within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
March 30, 2026
Guest Post: Bridging Earth and Lunar Orbit: Why Geoscientists’ Voices Matter for Artemis II
Aleksei Nelaev, AGU Voices for Science cohort member With the Artemis II launch scheduled for April 1, the world’s attention is fixed on the sky. But for geoscientists, the mission isn’t just about the rocket – it’s about the “geological proving ground” that awaits us in lunar orbit. As a member of the AGU Voices for Science program, I’ve seen firsthand how critical it is for scientists to step out …
March 26, 2026
AGU joins 28 societies in letter to the Federal Communications Commission on Reflect Orbital
On 9 March, AGU joined 28 scientific societies and organizations expressing concern over Reflect Orbital’s application to construct and launch an NGSO satellite. The undersigned 28 scientific societies and organizations, collectively representing tens of thousands of scientists and researchers both in the US and across the world, appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on this application from Reflect Orbital to construct and launch a non-geostationary (NGSO) satellite. We have grave …
AGU joins CNSF letter with FY27 appropriations request for NSF
On 20 March 2026, AGU joined the Coalition for the National Science Foundation (CNSF)’s letter with appropriations request of $9.9 Billion for the National Science Foundation. On behalf of the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) – an alliance of more than 140 professional organizations, scientific societies, universities, and businesses united in our advocacy for the National Science Foundation (NSF) – we write to respectfully request that your committees provide …
March 17, 2026
AGU Responds to NSF’s Dear Colleague Letter on NCAR
In January 2026, the National Science Foundation (NSF) posted a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) asking for feedback on their proposal to restructure or dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). More than 550 AGU members submitted their own comments to NSF in addition to AGU’s comments on behalf of the organization. While we welcome any effort to evaluate and improve scientific institutions, we have serious and substantive concerns about …
March 6, 2026
AGU joins letter for FY27 DOE Office of Science appropriations request
on 17 February 2026, AGU joined the Energy Sciences Coalition letter with their FY27 Appropriations request for the Department of Energy Office of Science. The Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC) thanks Congress for continuing its strong, bipartisan support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science. To build on this support, ESC urges Congress to appropriate $9.5 billion in FY 2027 for DOE Office of Science. This level …
AGU joins letter expressing concern over the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act
On 10 February 2026, AGU and the American Meteorological Society, National Weather Association, IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society sent a letter to Congress expressing concern over the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act. We are writing to express concern over certain provisions of the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act. While we share the legislation’s goals of boosting U.S. space leadership and serving underserved communities, we’re concerned that the bill, and specifically …
AGU submits comments on NSF’s Strategic Plan
AGU Draft Response to NSF request for public input on its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–2030 NSF Strategic Plan What opportunities exist that could help enable progress toward NSF’s objectives and strategies? Invest in a multitude of scientific research through the NSF, fully funding and supporting all sciences and increasing calls for interdisciplinary research. This will mean ensuring sufficient money and staff to allow for increased grant-making of high-quality research. Set aside …
