The mass firing of employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could have major consequences for Oregon. Oregon now has fewer federal employees studying the ocean, atmosphere, climate and weather,

A now-fired “public affairs specialist” who created a multimillion-dollar cartoon for his agency is now warning that the Department of

By Brad Brooks BOULDER, Colorado (Reuters) -Over 1,000 protesters gathered outside a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration building in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, decrying Trump administration layoffs of what two current employees said were upward of 10% of scientists there.

Driving the news: The NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction is on the lease cancellation list, according to a NOAA employee who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. Two ex-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials also confirmed the list.

Close to 1,000 people gathered outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration campus in Boulder on Monday to protest the most recent mass firing of federal employees by President

Experts caution the groups play a key role in ensuring agencies use the best available science in their decision making.

Rallies took place across the region Monday as demonstrators spoke out against the most recent wave of mass terminations of federal employees. The Trump administration said it is drastically cutting the size of the federal workforce to save taxpayers billions of dollars.

Tom Di Liberto, a former NOAA public affairs specialist and climate scientist, said in a Monday interview that the drastic cuts to the federal workforce at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric