The firings dealt a blow to an agency that provides everything from weather forecasts to fisheries management to cutting-edge climate science in Alaska.
More federal workers were fired in Alaska yesterday, including at least four people from NOAA’s regional office in Juneau.
The cuts came just before a separate wave of departures was expected under the Trump administration’s so-called deferred resignation program.
Following the announcement from the National Weather Service (NWS) that it is suspending its weather balloon launches in Kotzebue, Alaska indefinitely
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists and other employees in Seattle are among the estimated 880 agency staff fired Thursday across the U.S., according to Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office and union representatives.