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Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes' Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.

This authoritative-secondary source from ProPublica supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

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ProPublica
Published
2025-05-06
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    ProPublica reported that NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory lost about 35 percent of its 52-person workforce, including the only worker who published weekly harmful-algal-bloom sampling data, while local utilities relied on its forecasts.

    Passages and source records documenting: NOAA's Great Lakes lab lost about 35 percent of its workforce

    NOAA's Great Lakes lab lost about 35 percent of its workforce · Hiring freeze and departures left key forecasting roles vacant