Trump cuts could end a program that researches NC coast [View all]

RALEIGH -- A national coastal research program that has operated in North Carolina for close to five decades would be eliminated under budget cuts sought by the Trump administration, according to a report in The Washington Post.

The Sea Grant program in this state is run through N.C. State University, one of 33 such university programs around the country. The North Carolina program conducts marine, coastal and watershed scientific research, education and outreach for scientists, educators, local officials, government agencies and businesses, according to its website.

Elimination of Sea Grant, with a national budget of $73 million, would be part of a potential 17 percent cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The proposed cuts are outlined in a memo from the federal Office of Management and Budget, the Post reported. The newspaper quoted an unnamed White House official saying it was too early to focus on specific numbers because the budget process is still in flux.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article136762598.html