You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

NOAA Receives Order to Halt “International Engagements”; HHS Workers Placed on DEI “Hit List”

HeadlineFeb 06, 2025

Wired reports that employees of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have received orders to pause all “international engagements” amid concerns the scientific agency could also soon face mass firings and have its mission throttled, including its work on developing wind energy.

Meanwhile, employees of color at the Health and Human Services Department fear they could be directly targeted after their names and photos were published on a website called ”DEI Watch List,” created by the American Accountability Foundation. The list of workers claims their so-called offenses include working on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and using pronouns in their bios.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top