Trump Cuts Threaten Key NOAA Work to Improve Weather Forecasts and Monitor Toxic Algal Blooms

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April 21, 2025, 5:00 PM

• •The Trump administration has proposed gutting NOAA’s cooperative institutes, which study everything from improving lifesaving weather forecasts to monitoring fish stocks.
• •The cuts would eliminate funding for NOAA’s cooperative institutes and its 10 laboratories, which are heavily staffed by CI researchers.
• •Many CI directors say even short-term interruptions in their research could threaten the safety of the communities they serve.

Trump administration proposes gutting NOAA's cooperative institutes, which study everything from improving lifesaving weather forecasts to monitoring fish stocks

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