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Trump's Budget Cuts Environmental Science, Boosts NASA Funding

6/11/2025

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The Trump administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 threatens vital environmental research with a staggering 14% cut to the Department of Energy's Office of Science. The National Institutes of Health is also bracing for a nearly 40% reduction. In a twist, the Senate is pushing for nearly $10 billion for NASA, diverging sharply from the president's request.

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The Trump administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 threatens vital environmental research with a staggering 14% cut to the Department of Energy's Office of Science. The National Institutes of Health is also bracing for a nearly 40% reduction. In a twist, the Senate is pushing for nearly $10 billion for NASA, diverging sharply from the president's request.