July 9, 2024
AGU joins letter requesting planes needed for Arctic and Antarctic research
On 20 June 2024, AGU joined other organizations sending a letter to leaders of the appropriations committees in the House and the Senate requesting funding for two LC-130J airplanes needed for research operations in the Arctic and Antarctic. As you advance fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations, we urge you to fund procurement of two LC-130J airplanes in the Defense Appropriations bill. These airplanes are critically needed to safeguard U.S. …
July 2, 2024
Voices for Science Spotlight: Letícia Santos de Lima and her work in the Amazon
Letícia Santos de Lima, Ph.D is a Brazilian environmental scientist currently based in Barcelona. She is an environmental engineer by training and holds a PhD degree in Geography, spending her career developing a very interdisciplinary profile. Twitter/X handle: @Leticia_StLima LinkedIn handle: Leticiaslima Website: https://leticialima.weebly.com/outreach.html Tell us about yourself! Career level when you started the Voices program and where you are now, where is your work based? What is your …
July 1, 2024
Meet the 2024 Voices for Science Global Cohort
Meet the 2024 Voices for Science Global Cohort!
May 30, 2024
Supporting science that saves lives and improves environmental health: a day of advocacy on Capitol Hill
I’m walking the hallways of the Cannon House Office Building, one of the three main buildings that houses offices for members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Walking beside me are Erika Jarvis and Melissa Zamora, both of whom are using science to fight for better environmental health for their local communities in Ohio and Texas, respectively. That’s what drew them here today, to walk the halls of Congress with …
May 29, 2024
AGU sends joint letter with 27 other organizations urging sustained funding for NOAA
On 16 March, AGU sent a letter with 27 other organizations urging sustained funding for various NOAA offices, including NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), the National Ocean Service (NOS), as well as the various accounts that fund the Cooperative Institutes (CIs) in FY2025. We, the undersigned members of the research, innovation, and environmental services community, write to urge strong sustained funding for NOAA’s Office of Oceanic …
May 22, 2024
2024 Voices for Science Cohort
We are pleased to welcome the 2024-2025 Voices for Science Cohort! Click each image to learn more about our participants.
May 17, 2024
Navigating Through Climate Change: The Severe Turbulence Research and Development Act Signed into Law with FAA Reauthorization
On 16 May 2024, the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden, which included the Severe Turbulence Research and Development Act. Introduced by Representative Haley Stevens (MI-11) and endorsed by AGU, this legislation marks a critical milestone in our ongoing efforts to tackle the increasingly severe impacts of climate change on aviation safety. The Severe Turbulence Research and Development Act enhances the …
May 8, 2024
AGU Celebrates Bipartisan Approval of Weather Act Reauthorization
AGU, the world’s largest Earth and space science association, applauds the bipartisan effort by Congress to pass The Weather Act Reauthorization, H.R. 6093, which promises to make weather forecasting in the U.S. more accurate. AGU endorsed H.R. 6093 in November along with several other pieces of legislation that were added to this bill, including the National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act, H.R.1496; NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act, H.R.1482; and …
April 19, 2024
AGU endorses the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024
On 4 April 2024, AGU sent a letter of endorsement to leadership in the House of Representatives and the Senate for the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024. On behalf of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and our global community of more than half a million Earth and space scientists and allies, I am writing to thank you for introducing H.R.7003, the National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of …
AGU endorses the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act (NCARS)
On 25 March 2024, AGU sent a letter of endorsement to leadership in the House of Representatives supporting the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act (NCARS). On behalf of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and our global community of more than half a million Earth and space scientists and allies, I write to thank you for introducing H.R.6311, the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security …
