Hanna Miller focused on protecting whales from oil spills, ship strikes, and fishing gear. While on vacation in Hawaii, the federal biologist opened her work email on her personal phone to find she no longer had a job.

More than 800 NOAA employees were affected by the cuts, which are part of a broader effort to reduce the federal workforce. The layoffs have raised concerns about the potential im

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees are out of a job. Lawmakers in Washington say the layoffs include National Weather Service meteorologists.