Trump Plan Would Eliminate NOAA Climate Research, Slash Agency Budget
A new Trump proposal would eliminate nearly all National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration labs focused on studying the world's weather, climate and oceans and would slash much of the agency's budget - part of what the White House document describes as an effort to sever all "climate-related programs" from the agency.
Documents detailing the administration's proposal, reviewed by The Washington Post, would cut NOAA's $6.1 billion budget by 27 percent overall, while effectively eliminating a research branch of the agency whose mission is to improve weather and climate forecasts...
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