NASA climate scientist resigns after 15 years at Jet Propulsion Laboratory amid staff cuts
Climate scientist Peter Kalmus says he has been forced to resign from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory after 15 years, according to an interview with Democracy Now. The JPL has lost approximately 30% of its staff since the Trump administration took office, per Kalmus's account. Kalmus told Democracy Now the staff reductions have diminished the government's capacity to monitor and assess atmospheric conditions.
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✓ Verified
- ✓Peter Kalmus worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 15 years. (Source: Democracy Now interview)
- ✓Kalmus says he has resigned from JPL. (Source: Democracy Now interview)
- ✓JPL has lost approximately 30% of its staff since the Trump administration took office. (Source: Kalmus statement, Democracy Now)
~ Interpretation
- ~Kalmus characterizes his departure as forced rather than voluntary. (Source: interview framing, not independently verified)
- ~The source describes JPL staff losses as part of an assault on scientific research. (Source: Kalmus argument, Democracy Now)
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