Trump appoints controversial NOAA head
President Trump nominated atmospheric scientist Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In Trump's first term, Jacobs was the agency's acting leader and was reprimanded for ethics violations during what became known as "Sharpie-Gate.
Trump Rehires Neil Jacobs, Former NOAA Chief Involved in ‘Sharpiegate’
“Neil knows that America uses NOAA’s products every day,” said Craig McLean, a career civil servant who was the agency’s chief scientist during Mr. Trump’s first term. “His last tenure showed the limits of good will against political bullying.”
Muddled directives and early-morning emails at NOAA, one of the world’s top weather and climate forecasters, have put the ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated former NOAA Acting Administrator Neil Jacobs to lead the agency once again.
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