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Dr. Amy Burgin

@burginam.bsky.social
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Aquatic Ecosystem Ecologist & Water Scientist. #AIMS PI. I share thoughts re: #water, #climate, #scicomm, #DEI #firstgen #Biogeofeminist. Midwesterner. RT≠endorse, opinions=many, all mine. #BLM she/her BGC cycles: N>S>O>C>Fe>P>Si

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
I'm recruiting via ISU's new EPSCOR Grad Training Program! If you want to write an NSF GRFP this Fall and come to ISU, let's connect. Students who get an Honorable Mention this year (or did in the last 3 years) are eligible. Program funding rates are same as GRFP! Apply: etap.nsf.gov/award/8257/o...
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Eleanor 🌎🛰️🗺️🌲🌊 @ellaonearth.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
We love the Women Advancing River Research webinar series! Today, we’re learning about interdisciplinary collaboration to understand non-perennial streams with @margaretzimmer.bsky.social and @burginam.bsky.social. There are even some beautiful maps for #gischat! 👩🏻‍🔬🌊🧪
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Looking forward to talking non-perennial streams with MZ tomorrow! She'll do an overview of all of the great synthesis work in the NPS literature in the last ~5 years, and I'll do a deep dive on the organization of the Aquatic Intermittency effects on Microbiomes in Streams (AIMS) project! Join us!
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Congrats to Matt & Co on being awarded an NSF EGFP Grant! The program titled, "Training the next Generation of Biologists to Drive Basic Discovery and Build the Bioeconomy" will run at ISU for 3 years and can accept 10 students per year. If you got an Honorable Mention NSF GRFP, you're eligible!
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Li Li (李黎) @lireactivewater.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Streams have become drier in a warming climate. 7/17, #WARR talks on intermittent streams + collaborative science teams, Dr. Margaret Zimmer @margaretzimmer.bsky.social Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social Register: psu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @waterbarnes.bsky.social @devonkerins.bsky.social
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
The new leadership cancelled planned events for NSF’s 75th anniversary and tried to prevent staff from even taking a group photo to celebrate the landmark. These are the faces of the hardworking employees they’ve been treating as disposable. NSF, we appreciate you even if your own leaders don’t ❤️
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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Hey folks going to #evol2025 in Athens. The SSE #DEI committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to avoid bias in writing T&P letters. Registration is required and the workshop is open to all career stages! Please share and help spread the word @sse-evolution.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social
announcement for the SSE Sponsored Workshop "Avoiding Bias When Writing Tenure and Promotion Leters"
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Partying like Rock Stars with Stink Floyd—the Corpse Flower that only blooms every 5-7 years! Huge line to smell the stench at Reiman Gardens. Can confirm, it smells…like a dumpster, maybe? You can check it out tomorrow (Sunday) but after that it’ll be a few years.
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Sign explaining Stink Floyd the Corpse Flower.Line to smell the stench at Reiman Gardens
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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Racist and sexist roots in the cancellation of NSF grants under Trump: Grants with female PIs canceled 2x more than men Grants with Black PIs canceled 4x over White PIs Grants with Hispanic PIs canceled 2x over White PIs Grants with PIs with disabilities canceled 2x more than without
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Great article with lots of perspectives from scientists who are scared to speak out — and other scientists who are scared of what will happen if they don't. Trump & Musk & Kennedy are devastating U.S. research and setting progress back decades www.science.org/content/arti... on @science.org
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Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate
Many worry about retribution. But for others, speaking out is worth the risk
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
This week’s bright spot was the lovely native plant sale fundraiser by the ISU EEOB Grad Students. I got a great assortment to give my Mom for Mother’s Day, including a prairie seed packet!
ISU EEOB Grad Student organization prairie seed mix packet and plants.ISU EEOB Grad Student Native Plant fundraiser.
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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The U of MN reports it has lost 70 federal grants, totalling more than $22,000,000 grants that are primarily located in the biomedical, environmental, and energy and natural resources work.
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
The National Science Foundation benefits the State of Iowa through funding over $74M (FY'23) in research, education, and investment in business partnerships. This equates to jobs, degrees, new knowledge, and a skilled workforce for STEM careers. Fact sheets by state: new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2025
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
🧪 Though a doubling of NSF's budget might seem far-fetched, that's exactly what Congress said what's needed to maintain national competitiveness in science & tech. From the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022:
CHIPS and Science authorization for FY26 = $17.8B

White House skinny budget = $3.9B
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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
SaveNSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the NSF. The mission is to support and advocate for the continuation of vital research and innovation. Join: www.savensf.com
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Home | Savensf
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 02/05/2025
The Washington Post offers its own survey of the damage being done to the National Science Foundation. “It’s sort of cutting off the future,” said @alondra.bsky.social 3/10 wapo.st/3GBQ5Pa
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Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis
The $9 billion agency, which exists solely to fund researchers, projects and facilities outside its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters, is hitting reverse on its mission.
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I talked to Nature about the latest development at NSF, which is a five-alarm fire for American science. The scale of immediate impact is massive. We narrowly escaped this affecting @viralemergence.org for now, but will have to shut down in a few months if this stays. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
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Katie L. Burke @klburke.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
A timeline of science/health-relevant news over Trump's first 100 days. Good link to bookmark. 🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t... #science #health #medicine
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Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health
STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Critically, Republicans have terminated ~800 NIH grants over 8 weeks. But that's only half the story. *Republicans have also cancelled nearly 1,000 NSF grants in 8 *days*. The work continues. Report your terminated NSF grant here: airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
#WithoutNSF I wouldn’t be a scientist. - I got in an NSF REU Program and learned about grad school. - I did my PhD funded by 2 different NSF grants. - As a postdoc, I was an NSF RCN participant, building my network. - I got tenure with an NSF RAPID grant. - I got promoted with an NSF EPSCoR grant.
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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Why is the U.S. National Science Foundation important? Please share your stories! Use the hashtags #WithoutNSF or #WithoutScience
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I’m deeply honored for this recognition by my scientific ‘home’. It’s easy to want to give back to a Society that centers student mentoring, collaboration, and high-quality science to understand and promote the importance of freshwater ecosystems. Check out an SFS meeting—it’s one of a kind!
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Dr. Sharon Homer-Drummond @shomerdrummond.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
There is a great deal to be concerned about in the federal science sphere right now. This resignation adds to those concerns, largely because we have no idea who might be take the Director’s place, and because it follows the Chief Scientist’s announced departure. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy
“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020
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Mary Feeney @mkfeeney.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
For the last 3 yrs, I was the director for the Science of Science program at the NSF. We funded projects on science communication - science communication to the public, communication of public priorities to scientists, citizens engagement & participation in science. 🧵
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 19/04/2025
🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨 We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely! airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
NSF Grant Termination Information Collection Form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NSF grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.


We are tracking these grants to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. Please share the form as widely as possible with your networks. 


We are actively building a pipeline to organize these terminations and will soon have a tracker akin to our NIH grant tracker at https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA


WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF ANYONE WHO USES THIS FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. We will keep your identity confidential.


These resources are maintained by Noam Ross of rOpenSci and Scott Delaney of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with input and support from additional volunteers. For any questions, please contact Scott Delaney on Signal (sdelaney.84).


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
USGS is the latest in the line of agencies under attack…this story highlights the entire Ecosystems program as a potential cut: www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump swings budget ax at USGS biology research
Plan to eliminate $307 million ecosystem program could face obstacles in Congress
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David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
BREAKING:The National Science Foundation (NSF) has put a cork in its grantmaking pipeline after billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) set up shop at the agency this week. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review
Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
@kacizarek.bsky.social's MS paper has been highlighted in Eos! Check out what we're learning about how stream drying impacts N cycling.
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The NIH-funded Haskell-KU Bridges Program was terminated. It was one of the longest running programs of its kind, placing >130 Native American students into STEM labs over the last ~25 years. So many alums spoke of this program as being the entry point to their interest, and later, careers in STEM.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Spring reminder, as people start to think about gardening: NEVER buy compost with peat it in (inexplicably still on sale). If it does not say "peat free" in big letters, do not buy it. Peat is incredibly valuable in peat bogs, for rare biodiversity and as a carbon store. Don't put it on your garden!
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CoreyWelch_STEM @coreywelch.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I got my start on student programs as the 1st KU-HINU Bridge program coordinator in 1998. Sad for the students and staff who built up these amazing programs.
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
The NIH-funded Haskell-KU Bridges Program was terminated. It was one of the longest running programs of its kind, placing >130 Native American students into STEM labs over the last ~25 years. So many alums spoke of this program as being the entry point to their interest, and later, careers in STEM.
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Maureen Barr @barrlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I am a Biology Section leader for @aaas.org. I have one-year, complimentary student memberships to AAAS for undergrads, grads, and postdocs. If interested, please DM me. AAAS has 100,000+ members and is a major advocacy group for science, which is critical now. AAAS publishes the journal Science.
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a woman in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get one and you get one we all get one
Alt: a woman (Oprah Winfrey) in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get one and you get one we all get one
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
It is not just science funding that is under attack.
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The latest NIH grant chaos: NIH apparently sent stop-work orders to all *97* MARC and U-RISE programs in the country. These programs support underrepresented undergrads interested in health research careers. MARC dates to 1977. Over 48 years, the programs have supported thousands of students.
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NPR @npr.org · 31/03/2025
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
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Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/04/2025
Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open letter on Monday of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science” that could set back research by decades and that threatens the health and safety of Americans.
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Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.
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SFS Students @sfs-src.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
April YODA Event: DEI 101: Meet & Connect Before SFS 2025! 📅 Date: April 30, 2025 ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (USA EST) 📍 Location: Zoom link 💡 Whether you’re new to DEI conversations or looking to deepen your understanding, this session is a great way to meet others before the SFS meeting! (1/2)
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Mario Muscarella @mmuscarella.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Bonanza Creek LTER invites applications for a post-doctoral researcher in boreal forest ecology. The post-doctoral researcher will collaborate on data synthesis. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and reference info: careers.alaska.edu/jobs/post-do...
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Post Doctoral Fellow - Ecology of Boreal Forests - Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Join the University of Alaska Fairbanks and contribute to groundbreaking research on the ecological impacts of wildfires in boreal forests. This post-doctoral position, based in Fairbanks with the pos...
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
So much to be proud of today from former undergrads! @kacizarek.bsky.social's MS paper in JGR-B is published (on NITROGEN!) @abagaelpruitt.bsky.social gave a phenomenal dissertation defense this morning. (also with plenty of N) The best part of this job is getting to see students continually grow.
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Nate Jones @floodhydrology.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Big CONGRATS to @kacizarek.bsky.social!!! Her new paper is out in @agu.org's JGR-B! The paper has a little bit of everything -- N biogeochemistry, intermittent stream hydrology, concentration-connectivity relationships! Check it out here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Conceptual figure illustrating predicted biogeochemical responses to changes in network connectivity and streamflow. (a) At the watershed outlet, we predicted NO3− export would increase in response to increasing watershed‐scale connectivity and streamflow, resulting in an enrichment of NO3− downstream. As watershed‐scale connectivity (active surface drainage network length) and streamflow decrease in the dry‐down, NO3− export will decrease due to N source limitations. (b) Throughout the watershed, we predicted the seasonal dry‐down period to be the greatest potential for denitrification to occur given the availability of both NO3− and dissolved organic carbon, anoxic conditions, and decreased streamflow.
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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
📢Students and early career authors interested in learning more about publishing ✅Join the SFS Virtual Events Committee for the Beginner's Guide to Publishing Research workshop on March 20th at 12PM EST / 9AM PST (1/2)
Flyer for the SFS Virtual Events Committee Beginners Guide to Publishing Research with Dr. Elizabeth Anderson, the Freshwater Science Journal Editor & Dr. Dave Strayer, the chair of the SFS Journal Endowment Committee March 20th 12PM EST/9AM PST
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Oofta. My partner was an EPA scientist about a decade ago. They are hard working, civically-minded scientists working for the greater good to help society manage our shared environment. This would be a tragic loss for us all. Thinking of our many EPA colleagues today.
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Super proud of this former KU #wundergrad and excited to tune in!
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Dr. Amy Burgin @burginam.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The list of things to be cut in the new CR is staggering to consider—and highly detrimental for environmental programs in rural states & areas. This is from the Dems Fact Sheet, linked from Liz Neely’s newsletter here democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/fact-sh...
A list of environmental items that will be cut under the adopted Continuing Resolution.
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