Congress left for August recess having accomplished a fraction of what’s needed to complete the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) appropriations process before the end of the fiscal year on 30 September 2025. The House Appropriations Committee passed 9 of its 12 bills, and the full House passed 2 of its 12 appropriations bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed 8 of its 12 appropriations bills, and the full Senate passed 3 … The post Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Update: USGS and EPA app...| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
Congress left for August recess having accomplished a fraction of what’s needed to complete the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) appropriations process before the end of the fiscal year on 30 September 2025. The House Appropriations Committee passed 9 of its 12 bills, and the full House passed 2 of its 12 appropriations bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed 8 of its 12 appropriations bills, and the full Senate passed 3 … The post Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Update: DOE Office of Sc...| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
Congress left for August recess having accomplished a fraction of what’s needed to complete the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) appropriations process before the end of the fiscal year on 30 September 2025. The House Appropriations Committee passed 9 of its 12 bills, and the full House passed 2 of its 12 appropriations bills. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed 8 of its 12 appropriations bills, and the full Senate passed 3 … The post Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Update: NASA, NOAA and N...| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
AGU is pleased to present it’s 2025 mid-year policy report. This year, even through difficult times, we have accomplished so much as a community. See the highlights or download the full report: AGU Steps Up to Meet the Moment in 2025 AGU Empowers Scientists Expanding Our Policy Community AGU’s Influence and Networks Grows, Creating Policy Impact| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
“I came today to put a face to science and what these cuts mean, and I also wanted to change the script from being called a ‘fraudster’ to being called a patriot. I believe that scientists serve their country using the skills that they have.” –Dr Jennifer Morash, June 2025 Days of Action participant Scientists serve communities through deeper understanding of our world, leading to improvements in our health, environment, … The post Faced with decimation of federal science, our c...| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
Guest post by Dr. Heidi Steltzer Sixteen years ago, I chose with intention to live in rural southwest Colorado. There were many reasons, including my intuition guided me here. I needed to be in relationship with people who live in a rural region, many of whom don’t engage often with scientists. I’ve given lots of talks, spoken on panels, and engaged with folks to talk climate here. They all …| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
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On 20 May 2025, AGU joined various organizations in a letter to Interior Secretary Dough Burgum in support of USGS’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers. On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write to express our strong support for the U.S. Geological Survey’s National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) and urge that they be fully funded in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget, at the FY2025 funding level …| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
On 30 April 2025, AGU joined a number of professional societies in support for funding of the USGS’s Ecosystem’s Mission Area sent to the Secretary of the Interior. Our organizations write in full support of the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area. We urge you to fully fund the Ecosystems Mission Area (EMA) at the same FY25 funding level in the FY26 federal budget for the agency to continue its critical … The post AGU joins letter in support of the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area appeared firs...| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
Science in Action: My Reflections on the 2025 AAAS CASE Workshop By Ayobami Oladapo, PhD Student in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science at Purdue University Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Catalyzing Advocacy for Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop in Washington, D.C. The 3-day-long workshop was a great experience for me, from learning about the history of U.S. … The post Science in Action: Reflecti...| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
On Friday, 2 May, President Trump released a “skinny” version of his fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget request. This skinny budget outlines the President’s budget priorities, including cuts and increases in funding and his thematic priorities for fiscal year 2026. Although Congress and stakeholders need the President’s full budget request to fully understand his 2026 priorities and plans, the skinny budget is enough for Congress, especially appropriators, to begin determining … The post ...| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
On 25 February, AGU joined nearly 500 businesses, organizations, and institutions in a letter to Congress to urge them to oppose cuts to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See the letter below: Dear Members of Congress, The businesses, organizations, and institutions signed below strongly urge you to oppose actions by the Trump administration to dismantle, privatize, or significantly diminish the critical services and functions of the National Oceanic …| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
2024 was an incredibly busy year for AGU’s science policy community, marked by numerous achievements: the adoption of three new position statements, multiple virtual trainings and gatherings, five Congressional visits day events, the release of AGU’s Ethical Framework Principles for Climate Intervention Research, and dozens of workshops and events at scientific meetings around the world, including AGU24 in Washington, D.C. Take a deep dive into AGU’s science policy and …| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
Since 2019, AGU has developed policy priorities to guide our advocacy efforts and accelerate the advancement of important science policies and legislation. These policy priorities reflect AGU’s broader strategic goals, the evolving policy landscape, and the needs of our members. After reviewing feedback from AGU members and leaders, we are pleased to share AGU’s 2025-2026 policy priorities. The priorities focus on three key areas: Confronting climate change through research, …| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
In this Bridge post, continued from our FY25 Appropriations Overview Part 1 blog, we’ll cover the House’s Interior-Environment, Energy-Water, and Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS) spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2025—detailing relevant funding levels and sharing committee report highlights that impact the Earth and space sciences. House Interior-Environment Appropriations bill and accompanying report. United States Geological Survey (USGS) FY2024 President’s Budget Reque...| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
On Tuesday, 9 July the full House Appropriations Committee marked up their Commerce-Justice-Science, Interior and Environment, and Energy and Water spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2025. These bills collectively set the spending amounts for U.S. federal science agencies, including NASA, NOAA, NSF, USGS, EPA, the Department of Energy. Under the Fiscal Responsibility Act, Congress established spending caps for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. The Act allows only a 1% …| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy
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. …| The Bridge: Connecting Science and Policy