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This week we\u2019re following the firing of all 24 members of the National Science Foundation’s oversight board by President Trump. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All 24 members of the National Science Foundation’s oversight board were fired by President Trump<\/a><\/strong>, in a move that many see as “the latest step…to erode\u2014some would say destroy\u2014the independence of the 76-year-old research agency,” according to Science<\/em>. The National Science Board oversees the NSF, setting policy and approving large expenditures [AAAS Science News]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College students nationwide are searching for AI-proof care<\/a>ers<\/strong>. About 70 percent of students see AI as a threat to their planned careers. Vocational and technical jobs are believed to be the most at risk. \u201cEveryone has a fear that entry-level jobs will be taken by AI,\u201d said one student. [Associated Press]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Maine, traditional basketmaking is being threatened by the emerald ash borer<\/a><\/strong>. Tribes are working with the state to protect brown ash trees, even as some tribal members worry about current mitigation strategies. [Inside Climate News]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Mexico tribes are opposing Trump administration proposals to mine and extract oil and gas on federal public lands within the state<\/a><\/strong>. Federal officials are working to end a ban on oil and gas drilling around Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and announced a reversal on a mining ban in the Upper Pecos headwaters. [Source New Mexico]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All but 20 of the US Forest Service\u2019s 77 research facilities will close and its headquarters will be relocated from Washington, DC to Salt Lake City<\/a><\/strong> under a reorganization plan announced by the Trump administration. Critics assert that the loss of research capacity will directly affect the nation\u2019s ability to manage forests pressured by heat, drought, wildfires, and other effects of climate change. [The Spokesman-Review] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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