{"id":25821,"date":"2025-04-11T19:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=25821"},"modified":"2025-04-11T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:28:09","slug":"white-house-plan-calls-for-noaa-research-programs-to-be-dismantled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=25821","title":{"rendered":"White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Trump administration officials are recommending the elimination of the scientific research division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times and several people with knowledge of the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The proposal from the Office of Management and Budget would abolish the Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office at NOAA, one of the world\u2019s premiere Earth sciences research centers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A budget allocation of just over $170 million, down from about $485 million in 2024, would hobble science as varied as early warning systems for natural disasters, science education for students in kindergarten through high school, and the study of the Arctic, where temperatures have increased <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/11\/climate\/arctic-global-warming.html\" title>nearly four times as fast as the rest of the planet<\/a> over the past four decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAt this funding level, O.A.R. is eliminated as a line office,\u201d the proposal states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Programs that retained funding, including research into tornado warnings and ocean acidification, would be relocated to the National Weather Service and National Ocean Service offices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The outline for the 2026 budget passback, which would need to be approved by Congress, suggests \u201csignificant reductions to education, grants, research, and climate-related programs within NOAA\u201d and comes after the dismantling of other agencies like the National Institutes of Health and USAID, and the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/21\/climate\/government-websites-climate-environment-data.html\" title>removal of mentions of climate change<\/a> from federal websites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Under the proposal, the total budget for the Commerce Department would be nearly $7.7 billion, a reduction of more than $2.5 billion from 2025 levels. According to the document, the budget would refocus on activities more in line with the Trump administration\u2019s agenda, including enforcing trade laws and collecting scientific observations like ocean and weather data to support forecasting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-kbghgg\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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