Month: June 2017

Neil Jacobs, the atmospheric scientist nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has vowed to place science, human safety and technological innovation at the forefront of operations if confirmed as the agency’s administrator. On Wednesday, U.S. senators interviewed Jacobs on how he would run NOAA, the federal agency […]

President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs, an atmospheric scientist, to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). If confirmed, this will be Jacobs’ second stint leading the agency. Beginning in 2019, he served as its acting administrator until Trump left office at the end of his term in January 2021. Jacobs is remembered […]