AIBS joined the Ecological Society of America and more than 50 other scientific organizations in sending letters to the Senate Appropriations, House Appropriations, Senate Energy & Natural Resources, and House Natural Resources Committees expressing full support for the Ecosystems Mission Area within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The letters urge Congress to fully fund the Ecosystems Mission Area—USGS’s biological research arm—at its FY 2025 funding level in the FY 2026 federal budget for the agency, so that it can “continue its critical work of maintaining our nation’s natural resources, ensuring environmental health, and protecting public health.”
These letters to Congress follow a similar letter that was shared with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum earlier this month.
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