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Trump Cuts Wildfire Research as West Faces Severe Fires
Trump administration closes 57 Forest Service research labs and cuts R&D funding as the Western U.S. braces for an extreme wildfire season.
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Trump administration closes 57 Forest Service research labs and cuts R&D funding as the Western U.S. braces for an extreme wildfire season.
Bumblebees solve problems like chimps in a new study, while the Forest Service plans to close 57 research hubs, threatening decades of data.
The US Forest Service plans to close 56 of 77 research facilities and cut its research budget to $0, risking irreplaceable data and scientist exodus.
The Forest Service plans to close 57 research hubs to save money, but leases show some cost just $1 a year while the replacement costs $1M.