The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 13, 2025.

Rep. Eric Sorensen, a former meteorologist, said he and others are pushing legislation to strengthen NWS operations and staffing.

The concerns are real. NOAA is facing proposed budget reductions, and some local forecast offices are reportedly understaffed ...

Efforts to save the Northwest’s endangered orcas are not working on either side of the U.S.-Canada border, according to an ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the agency that oversees weather told senators at his ...

Forecast accuracy for major storms and hurricanes have improved dramatically in recent years, but this capacity is being ...

Privatization would diminish a central role the federal government has played in weather forecasting since the 1800s.

Texas floodwaters send trees crashing into river on July 4 PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Washington (AP) — Former federal ...

In a July 9th press call, Congressman James Clyburn and other Dem Reps warned of the Trump administrations cuts to vital ...

Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts ...

Neil Jacobs, tapped to lead NOAA, called for sharper forecasting tools and clearer public alerts, just days after flooding in ...

Neil Jacobs, who was embroiled in ‘Sharpiegate’ during the first Trump administration, says he supports proposed major cuts ...