Trump Administration’s Science Funding Cuts Alarm Scientists
Trump Administration’s Science Funding Cuts Alarm Scientists
The Trump administration’s plan to slash science budgets at federal agencies has alarmed scientists and advocates for evidence-based policy. Though proposals have yet to be finalized, federal agencies already have begun to tighten their budgets and reprioritize research areas. Even at NASA, which the president has praised, the exact emphasis of activity under a new organizational plan is in flux. The National Institutes of Health would see a $1.25 billion cut, or nearly a 20 percent decrease, in funding, and $200 million less for cancer research. At the Department of Energy, Office of Science funding would fall by $1.7 billion, although some programs would get increases. Proposed reductions at the Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department would affect climate and environmental research programs.
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