President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to effectively cut NOAA's Office of Ocean and Atmospheric Research (OAR) by closing its main climate research division, according to multiple reports. [emphasis, links added]
Politico, Axios and the New York Times, which reviewed the memorandum, reported that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent an internal memorandum outlining the huge changes in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
It is reported that NOAA's climate change research will effectively stop if the government's proposal is proposed through Congress.
“Getting balances requires: resetting the proper balance between federal and state responsibilities and re-emphasizing federalism; eliminating federal support for awakening ideology; protecting the American people through bureaucracy that parses waste and weapons, and identifying and eliminating wasteful spending,” Memo said.
NOAA has a history of supporting left-wing ideology, raising over $3 million on “Teek and Tom Explore Earth Earth,” According to a report from the Daily Caller News Foundation, an animated film contains an alien in space with the pronoun of “gender neutrality”.
The White House, OMB and NOAA did not respond to DCNF's request for comment, nor did they respond to a copy of the internal memo reviewed by Politico, Axios and NYT.
NOAA will receive approximately $4.5 billion in revenue in 2026 budget, down from $6.1 billion in 2025 budget According to Politico.
According to reports, OMB memos are called “return” NOAA's operations, research and facilities budget will be cut from $4.8 billion in 2025 to $3.47 billion in 2016, a total of 38%.
The memorandum reportedly said: “The department should now take action to align existing resources and activities with the direction of the return.
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