Preliminary budget proposals from the Trump administration indicate substantial cuts to climate and space science funding across US agencies, with NASA's budget potentially slashed by nearly half to $3.9 billion, and NOAA's by 27% to $4.5 billion in 2026. These changes have incited widespread alarm among scientists and advocates, as they risk halting critical research into climate change and Earth monitoring. Despite these proposals not being final, figures like Casey Dreier and Zoe Lofgren have voiced strong opposition, citing a dangerous undermining of crucial scientific efforts.
We're talking about a wholesale dismantling of NASA's scientific fleet and the pipeline of future missions, says Casey Dreier, chief of space policy for the Planetary Society.
Trump's budget plan for NOAA is both outrageous and dangerous, says Zoe Lofgren, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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