Trump Administration Cuts Endanger Critical Science Programs in Alaska, Researchers Say
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Scientific work that has long benefited Alaskans is in the crosshairs as President Donald Trump’s administration moves to slash funding for climate and environmental studies, Alaska scientists say.
Entire research institutes that often work with universities, such as the Alaska Ocean Observing System that provides critical weather data and other services, face an existential threat in the president‘s budget blueprint released earlier this month, they warn.
Also, the Trump administration‘s efforts to shrink the federal workforce add further concern that long-running studies of fish, wildlife and Alaska ecosystems...
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