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Proposed Budget Cuts Endanger Vital Climate Research Funding

4/23/2025

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A proposed White House budget for fiscal 2026 threatens crucial funding for NOAA's cooperative institutes, putting vital climate and weather research at risk. Experts warn that these cuts could disrupt essential long-term datasets, endangering public safety by hindering the monitoring of toxic algae and severe weather events that affect communities across the nation.

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A proposed White House budget for fiscal 2026 threatens crucial funding for NOAA's cooperative institutes, putting vital climate and weather research at risk. Experts warn that these cuts could disrupt essential long-term datasets, endangering public safety by hindering the monitoring of toxic algae and severe weather events that affect communities across the nation.