It's official: Rep. Mike Flood and Rep. Eric Sorensen have launched the first-ever Weather Enterprise Caucus! AWEA is proud to have helped facilitate the creation of the bipartisan caucus and looks forward to serving as an advisor. See below for the official press releases and media coverage of the launch: Press release from Rep. Flood Press release from Rep. Sorensen Politico: House lawmakers launch bipartisan weather caucus Bloomberg: Bipartisan Weather Forecasting, Researc
AWEA sent a formal letter of support for the Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 to Senate and House leadership on July 15. The letter emphasizes the importance of timely passage of the Act and its value to businesses, communities, and the American people.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed the Weather Act. Credit: CommerceRepublicans In a short markup meeting March 4, a Senate committee passed a 17-bill package aimed at strengthening NOAA’s weather research programs and forecasting capabilities. After years of development, the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026 was officially introduced to the Senate last week by a bipartisan group of Senators from Alaska,
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