Trump is breaking apart a scientific crown jewel

The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, on December 17, 2025. | RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle a critically important climate research center in Colorado.

What’s happening? US Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, a key architect of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, announced plans to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, in a Tuesday evening post, describing it........

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