faces different challenges compared to his stint as acting NOAA boss during Trump 1.0. Then, he was ensnared in the "Sharpiegate" scandal. Why it matters: NOAA's work affects Americans daily ...

Jacobs was also cited for misconduct after the "Sharpiegate" incident, in which he and other Trump-appointed NOAA officials were found to have exerted pressure on scientists to alter the forecast ...

That eventually drew criticism of Jacobs and his political higher-ups in a Department of Commerce inspector general’s report on Sharpiegate. NOAA oversees the National Weather Service ...

Jacobs is remembered for the so-called "Sharpiegate" incident ... Shortly after Trump made the claim, NOAA issued a statement siding with Trump and admonishing the NWS for publicly saying that ...

Read the whole package here. This week, Donald Trump nominated Neil Jacobs, the former NOAA head involved in “Sharpiegate,” to lead the agency. Below, McLean explains what he anticipates for ...

President Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) official involved in the “Sharpiegate” episode during Trump’s first term ...

President Donald Trump has again tapped weather scientist Neil Jacobs to run NOAA. President Donald Trump’s choice to lead NOAA has the scientific chops to run the nation’s primary climate and ...

Trump Picks Former Chief Entangled in 'Sharpiegate' to Lead NOAA WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

However, a 2020 internal NOAA report determined Jacobs and then ... He became embroiled in “Sharpiegate” in September 2019, when Trump presented a map depicting a projected course for ...

That eventually drew criticism of Jacobs and his political higher-ups in a Department of Commerce inspector general's report on Sharpiegate. NOAA oversees the National Weather Service, National ...