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What’s Lost With Federal Funding Cuts At USGS Climate Science Centers

"When the Trump administration began freezing federal funding for climate and ecosystem research, one of the programs hit hard was ours: the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers." "The centers have been helping to track invasive species, protect water supplies and make agriculture more sustainable in the face of increasing drought conditions. They’re improving wildfire forecasting, protecting shorelines and saving Alaska salmon, among many other projects."

Source: The Conversation, 12/01/2025

"Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub"

UPDATE: As of Dec. 1, NPR reports funding for USDA's Beltsville, Md., research center has been resored. No link available. 

"Industry groups and scientists have urged the Trump administration to reconsider its plan to close a renowned Agriculture Department center in Maryland and disperse its work around the country."

Source: NYTimes, 12/01/2025

"EPA To Scrap Lifesaving Soot Pollution Limit"

"The Trump administration has crossed a key threshold in its campaign to toss a stricter air pollution standard for soot, in a move that threatens to erase one of the Biden administration’s core public health accomplishments."

Source: E&E News, 11/26/2025

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