Trump’s trashing of climate change agencies will doom the planet

The sheer scale of Trump’s rampage on important social policy continues at pace with the destruction of climate research…

Trump’s draft budget eviscerates weather and climate research

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs, and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices, according to internal documents obtained by CNN.

The move would devastate weather and climate research even as weather is becoming more erratic and extreme, and it would cripple the US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and expert analysis.

A source familiar with the plan told CNN that while the draft budget for fiscal year 2026 will have to be approved by Congress, it is also being distributed to the agency now as guidance on how to slash its current operating budget for the agency, which means the cuts could be implemented this year.

What it targets: The budget proposal eliminates NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office and stops funding regional climate data, climate competitive research or sea grant programs. Overall, it cuts the funding for programs currently under the research office by roughly 75%.

The proposed budget also severely defunds other key offices of NOAA, such as the National Ocean Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, and transfers most of the fisheries service functions to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which sits under the Interior Department. (NOAA currently is housed within the US Commerce Department).

The internal Trump administration document says the National Marine Fisheries Service “should prioritize permitting” to “unleash American energy” from activities like offshore oil drilling.

…when you are directly amputating science that is warning you off climate change for the sheer gleeful revenge of it, you know Trump and his MAGA fascists have taken over the library and are burning the books!

This is what Atla Network is pushing for, that is what the Political Right in NZ area pushing for.

They are dooming us on a burning planet.

“First, Trump fascinated the fools. Then, Trump muzzled the intelligent”.

Remember…

 

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