White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center
White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center  
Podcast: PBS News Hour - Segments
Published On: Fri Dec 26 2025
Description: The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, which is the nation's premier atmospheric science center. The center was founded in 1960 and has facilitated generations of breakthroughs in climate and weather science. William Brangham discussed the move with climate scientist Kim Cobb and meteorologist Matthew Cappucci. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy