NOTUS: USDA Moves to Shutter Maryland Research Facility. “The Agriculture Department announced plans Thursday to shut down a massive federal research complex in Prince George’s County, Maryland, over the objection of members of Congress. The department will begin decommissioning the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre federal research complex that has operated since 1910 and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/25/notus-usda-moves-to-shutter-maryland-research-facility/
NOTUS: USDA Moves to Shutter Maryland Research Facility

NOTUS: USDA Moves to Shutter Maryland Research Facility. “The Agriculture Department announced plans Thursday to shut down a massive federal research complex in Prince George’s County, Maryla…

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Ottawa cutting more than $29M in health-care funding to P.E.I., health minister says
P.E.I.'s health minister says the federal government is cutting more than $29 million in health-care funding to the province over the next three years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-ottawa-health-care-funding-cuts-9.7172353?cmp=rss
After more than two decades, Alberta Water Council prepares to shut down, citing funding cuts
A provincial council that provides advice about water issues is preparing to shut down after receiving word from the Alberta government that its funding will be cut.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-water-council-jay-white-provincial-budget-9.7170305?cmp=rss
After more than two decades, Alberta Water Council prepares to shut down, citing funding cuts
A provincial council that provides advice about water issues is preparing to shut down after receiving word from the Alberta government that its funding will be cut.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-water-council-jay-white-provincial-budget-9.7170305?cmp=rss

The Hill: National Science Foundation’s future in limbo as Trump eyes cuts. “The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) future is in limbo as President Trump pushes for more budget cuts and his nominee to helm the research agency awaits Senate confirmation.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/19/the-hill-national-science-foundations-future-in-limbo-as-trump-eyes-cuts/
The Hill: National Science Foundation’s future in limbo as Trump eyes cuts

The Hill: National Science Foundation’s future in limbo as Trump eyes cuts. “The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) future is in limbo as President Trump pushes for more budget cuts and his …

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P.E.I. kids won't receive books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library after budget cut
A program that provided Prince Edward Island children with free books in the mail every month is ending as part of cuts in the province's 2026-27 operational budget.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-budget-cuts-funding-dolly-parton-imagination-library-9.7168758?cmp=rss
Some heat pump installers in P.E.I. concerned about provincial program cuts
P.E.I.'s recent budget saw funding cuts anda number of green initiatives paused. That includes the province's popular heat pump program, which is now on hold. CBC's Gwyneth Egan has that story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7168828?cmp=rss
Africa: UN Peacekeeping Missions Under Strain As Funding Cuts and New Threats Grow: [UN News] From election support in the Central African Republic to patrols in the disputed Abyei region, UN peacekeepers are operating in increasingly volatile environments - but shrinking resources and new threats, including drone warfare, are testing their ability to keep communities safe. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS4jrZ #UNPeacekeeping #Africa #PeacekeepingMissions #GlobalSecurity #FundingCuts

"I think a lot of people around the country would find [it] a bit crazy, actually, that just as... people are really feeling the sharp end of climate change through these extreme events, there's been a bit of a walking back from investing in the science."

"We've lost about 700 people across the science system in the last couple of years in terms of cuts," she said.

"We're losing institutional knowledge, we're losing connectivity, we're losing networks of researchers... once it's gone, it takes years and decades to get it back."

Researchers were unlikely to come back into the system "because there's nothing to come back to".

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/592164/extreme-weather-scientists-warn-of-impending-funding-drought

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Extreme weather scientists warn of impending funding drought

'Some nerd sitting in an office' doesn't seem like exciting research to fund but it's answering urgent questions about severe weather, a climate scientist says.

RNZ

R-Bloggers: EM-DAT, the world’s disaster memory, is at risk. “EM-DAT, the Emergency Events Database, is the world’s most widely used and trusted global database for tracking natural and technological disasters…. For more than 25 years, EM-DAT was primarily funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Following the recent dismantling of USAID, that funding is […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/12/r-bloggers-em-dat-the-worlds-disaster-memory-is-at-risk/
R-Bloggers: EM-DAT, the world’s disaster memory, is at risk

R-Bloggers: EM-DAT, the world’s disaster memory, is at risk. “EM-DAT, the Emergency Events Database, is the world’s most widely used and trusted global database for tracking natural and techn…

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