Magaziner discusses White House's devastating cuts to NOAA

Representative Seth Magaziner hosted a roundtable discussion about the White House’s cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The federal agency supports thousands of jobs in Rhode Island's fishing and aquaculture industry.

Lawmakers say they are worried about potential layoffs and what that could do for weather forecasting and ocean research.

The Trump Administration plans to slash NOAA’s workforce by 50 percent and cut its budget by 30 percent. [...] Read full article.