The Trump admin's slashing of budgets & staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned -lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms🚨*can kill animals & sicken ppl.
Several ppl who've worked in or with the lab said that the staff was hampered by strict credit card limits imposed on govt employees by #DOGE.
“Basic scientific supplies -used to provide the local comms with info on algal bloom toxicity -purchasing is restricted."
#PublicSafety #Water #USPol
https://www.propublica.org/article/noaa-michigan-lab-toxic-algae-blooms-great-lakes-drinking-water
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