17. What is happening at NOAA?

Like many federal – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is being drastically impacted by efforts to shrink government. And this effort not only seriously undermines the mission of the agency but also we are seeing the political impacts and assault on the environment.

Let’s take a look at how these layoffs are causing issues across the various mission areas of NOAA.

We will also discuss how today’s political environment is toxic to the natural environment.

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