Trump budget targets satellites, 'Energy Star' and sea turtles in climate-related cuts

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Trump budget targets satellites, 'Energy Star' and sea turtles in climate-related cuts

Coming up with a final federal budget always involves arm twisting and other negotiating tactics as everyone lobbies for their priorities, so the initial budget proposal released by the White House in early May remains far from final.However, pick any topic related to conservation, environmental protection, climate change or weather and it’s not hard to find someone concerned by the cuts the Trump administration is proposing in its quest to shrink the federal budget.In total, President Donald Trump's proposed budget recommends chopping more than $32 billion across agencies charged with monitoring weather, oceans and the atmosphere and protecting natural and ..