1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

Restore NOAA & National Weather Service Funding Recent reporting in Forbes highlights a dangerous reality: deep budget cuts and severe staffing shortages at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) are causing America’s environmental intelligence to go stale. Dismantling these agencies cripples the frontline data relied upon by our most critical economic sectors. American farmers cannot protect their crops, maritime fleets cannot safely navigate trade routes, and insurance markets face compounding instability without precise climate and weather modeling. Most alarmingly, diminished forecasting capabilities directly compromise public safety, leaving communities vulnerable to unpredicted severe weather events. Federal weather and climate data is not administrative bloat—it is fundamental national infrastructure. I urge you to take immediate legislative action to fully restore operational funding and staffing to NOAA and the NWS before degraded forecasts cost American lives and billions in avoidable economic damage.