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FY2026 NOAA Budget Cuts

The administration's FY2026 NOAA passback proposed eliminating the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), shuttering NOAA's 10 research laboratories and 16 cooperative institutes, and cutting core programs that underpin hurricane, severe-storm, climate and ocean forecasting.

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Which NOAA research labs and programs were proposed for closure and what services do they support?

The administration’s passback proposed eliminating the , shuttering NOAA’s 10 research laboratories and 16 cooperative institutes, and cutting core programs that underpin , , and ocean forecasting . T...