Georgia climate scientists sound the alarm on federal research and program cuts

A dockside view of the UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant in Skidaway Island, Georgia. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

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Georgia climate scientists are raising concerns about federal changes they say could hamper research and hurt their overall understanding of climate change, warning that the threat isn’t just to science.

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