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Trump Administration Cancels Key Climate Research Lab Lease

3/15/2025

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The Trump administration's decision to cancel the lease for the Global Monitoring Laboratory in Hilo, Hawaii, threatens vital climate research. This lab, integral to the Mauna Loa Observatory's long-standing CO2 data collection since the 1950s, faces closure just as greenhouse gas levels surge, igniting alarm among scientists and lawmakers alike.

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The Trump administration's decision to cancel the lease for the Global Monitoring Laboratory in Hilo, Hawaii, threatens vital climate research. This lab, integral to the Mauna Loa Observatory's long-standing CO2 data collection since the 1950s, faces closure just as greenhouse gas levels surge, igniting alarm among scientists and lawmakers alike.