Great Lakes Scientists Defend Federal Spending On Research

Congress Expected To Make Funding Decisions This Fall

Some Great Lakes scientists are concerned about possible federal budget cuts affecting their work as the fate of spending next year on Great Lakes research is still foggy.

Congress has started to reverse some of President Donald Trump`s budget plans for the Great Lakes, which were announced earlier this year. It now looks like the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative won`t be zeroed out in the federal budget, and neither will the Sea Grant program.  

But it`s a little too early to say for sure about possible smaller cuts. Some scientists are also concerned about potential trimming to research funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other federal departments....