Elected leaders representing Boulder and Colorado are planning to pull out all the stops to defend Boulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research amid threats from the Trump

The hold prevents quick passage of a government funding package, but the Democrats hope it will keep NCAR intact.

NCAR’s Mesa Laboratory is seen as a global leader in scientific research, is an economic driver and, along with other federal labs, a cultural and educational pillar in Boulder.

In 1978, Fujita and NCAR scientists were the first to capture microbursts on radar, confirming Fujita’s theory about their existence. However, the aviation world denied the existence of microbursts for years, even as crashes continued to kill hundreds.

Dismantling the nation’s premier weather and climate institution would have “a horrible impact on the local level,” says the chair of the International Association of Emergency Managers USA Weather Caucus.

The Trump administration's threat to close NCAR over "climate alarmism" endangers vital research impacting weather forecasts, air safety and our daily lives.

The Trump administration is making another move impacting Colorado. Tuesday night, the White House's Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) took to X to say the administration is "breaking up" the National Center on Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder.

The Trump administration is seeking to dismantle the Boulder-based National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), according to Russ Vought, the director of the United States Office of Management and Budget.