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Evan Bush

Science Reporter

I am a science reporter for NBC News based in Seattle. I’m primarily interested in the science of climate change and how it is reshaping our lives. Global warming is forcing challenging decisions about how we live, work and experience the natural world. My goal is to convey the latest science clearly, explain what’s being done to mitigate climate change and assess how communities are adapting to its threats. It’s also crucial to understand inequities and who is being left behind. I’m also interested in scientific mysteries, how policy affects science and new research that inspires wonder and curiosity in any aspect of science. My work at NBC News has allowed me to bike on the surface of the Great Salt Lake, search for crabs in lagoon muck in Washington’s Hood Canal and hike the shores of seaside Maine. I enjoy meeting and learning from scientists, who I’ve found are almost always eager to share their expertise and engage with my curiosities.

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I am a science reporter for NBC News based in Seattle. I’m primarily interested in the science of climate change and how it is reshaping our lives. Global warming is forcing challenging decisions about how we live, work and experience the natural world. My goal is to convey the latest science clearly, explain what’s being done to mitigate climate change and assess how communities are adapting to its threats. It’s also crucial to understand inequities and who is being left behind. I’m also interested in scientific mysteries, how policy affects science and new research that inspires wonder and curiosity in any aspect of science. My work at NBC News has allowed me to bike on the surface of the Great Salt Lake, search for crabs in lagoon muck in Washington’s Hood Canal and hike the shores of seaside Maine. I enjoy meeting and learning from scientists, who I’ve found are almost always eager to share their expertise and engage with my curiosities.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Evan Bush

Medical journals complain of 'harassment' from Justice Department

Multiple scientific publications have received letters from the Trump administration questioning their editorial practices and standards.

Nearly half of Americans live in places with failing grades for air pollution, report says

About 46% of U.S. residents — 156 million people — lived in areas with unhealthy air quality that earned “F” grades from the American Lung Association for ozone or particle pollution.

Meteorologists say NWS cuts degraded forecasts during recent storms

The National Weather Service’s reduction in weather balloon launches left forecasters on shaky ground last week as the central U.S. got hammered with hail and tornadoes, outside meteorologists told NBC News.

EPA starts layoffs of environmental justice employees

The Environmental Protection Agency continued its staffing shake-up Monday, beginning the termination of hundreds of staffers through a "reduction in force" process as it moved other workers to new roles.

U.S. attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity'

The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia sent a letter this week to the editor of a scientific journal for chest doctors, implying that the journal was partisan and asking a series of questions about how the publication protects the public from misinformation, whether it included competing viewpoints and whether it was influenced by funders or advertisers.

NOAA workers report 'intentional chaos' during personnel cuts

Some workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who were fired in February, rehired in March and then fired for a second time in April, say the agency has missed some salary payments during that period, and failed to have their health insurance plans restored or provide basic paperwork.
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One of the country's leading Alzheimer's projects is in jeopardy

SEATTLE — Andrea Gilbert thought she knew what would happen to her brain.

Hoots and grunts from bonobos show signs of complex communication, researchers say

The peeps, hoots and grunts of wild bonobos, a species of great ape living in the African rainforest, can convey complex thoughts in a way that mirrors some elements of human language, a new study suggests.
23d ago

ACLU sues National Institutes of Health for ‘ideological purge’ of research projects

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the National Institutes of Health has conducted an “ongoing ideological purge of critical research projects” that violates federal law and is unconstitutional.

With fewer weather balloons due to government staffing cuts, forecasts may be less accurate

Some weather balloon launches have been suspended because of the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Weather Service. That may hurt forecast accuracy.

Fired workers are reinstated at NOAA, creating confusion on the heels of severe storms

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration workers experienced a kind of whiplash as the government tried to reinstate probationary employees who had been fired.
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