White House to scrap federal climate research office as part of ‘woke ideology’ cleanse

President Donald Trump’s administration is gearing up to effectively cut the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) Research by ending its primary research office, according to multiple reports.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent an internal memo that outlines huge changes to NOAA, according to Politico, Axios and The New York Times, who reviewed the memo. If the administration’s proposal makes it through Congress, NOAA’s climate change research will effectively cease, according to reports.

“Reaching balance requires: resetting the proper balance between Federal and State responsibilities with a renewed emphasis on federalism; eliminating the Federal Government’s support of woke ideology; protecting the American people by deconstructing a wasteful and weaponized bureaucracy; and identifying and eliminating wasteful spending,” the memo states, according to Politico.

NOAA has a history of supporting left-wing ideology, shelling out over $3 million on “Teek and Tom Explore Planet Earth,” an animated film featuring a space alien with “gender-neutral” pronouns, according to Daily Caller News Foundation reporting.

The White House, OMB and NOAA did not respond to the DCNF’s requests for comment and a copy of the internal memo reviewed by Politico, Axios and the NYT.

NOAA would receive roughly $4.5 billion in its 2026 budget, down from around $6.1 billion in its 2025 budget, according to Politico.

The OMB memo, referred to as a ‘Passback’, also reportedly said that the NOAA’s operations, research and facilities budget would be slashed from $4.8 billion in 2025 to $3.47 billion in 2016, a total of 38%.

“The Department should act now to align existing resources and activities to the direction of the Passback,” the memo reportedly reads, stating that it is necessary to cut “unsustainable costs” in NOAA’s satellite programs.

NOAA Research partners with other arms of the NOAA and the Department of Commerce, according to its website. Its research “provides the research foundation for understanding the complex systems that support our planet,” the site reads. “Our role is to provide unbiased science to better manage the environment, nationally, and globally.”

This memo comes after the admin’s cuts to dozens of climate policies — implemented by both the Obama and Biden administrations — in order to “unleash” domestic energy production and reduce taxpayer-funded programming.

Latest posts by Audrey Streb (see all)

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.