Trump Administration Pulls Nearly $4 Million in Climate Research Funding from Princeton

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Title: Trump Administration Pulls Nearly $4 Million in Climate Research Funding from Princeton

 

The Trump administration has withdrawn close to $4 million in federal funding from Princeton University, according to a Tuesday announcement by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This move marks the latest in a series of funding halts and reviews impacting major Ivy League institutions, following similar actions taken against Columbia and Harvard in recent weeks.

 

The funding cuts specifically target research projects related to climate change, including one focused on how global warming affects water availability. These projects were previously supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a subagency of the Department of Commerce. The administration justified the decision by stating that the programs “are no longer aligned with the program objectives of NOAA” and “are no longer in keeping with the Trump Administration's priorities.”

 

The Commerce Department elaborated on the decision, saying, “Using federal funds to perpetuate these narratives does not align with the priorities of this Administration and such time and resources can be better utilized elsewhere.” The department emphasized that this latest move followed “a detailed, careful, and thorough review” of its financial assistance programs to NOAA.

 

 

The administration stated that ending these projects would help to “streamline and reduce the cost and size of the Federal Government, consistent with President Trump’s promise for his Administration.” The implication is that climate research, particularly research pointing to global warming risks, is not considered a federal funding priority under the current administration.

 

This decision is part of a broader pattern of reduced support for environmental and climate science under President Trump, who has frequently expressed skepticism toward climate change. Critics argue that pulling funding from leading research institutions hampers scientific progress and undermines efforts to understand and address climate risks.

 

Representatives for Princeton University, NOAA, and the Department of Commerce did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

 

Based on a report by AXIOS  2025-04-10

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

Good job Trump. Sounds like some Mickey Duck make work for the woke scheme to me.

 

We need solutions to the problems of climate change, not some pie in the sky theory that does nothing to mitigate the changes. Less theory and more practicality is needed.

[JonnyF]

Another good move by The Don. 

[thaibeachlovers]

3 hours ago, Social Media said:

This decision is part of a broader pattern of reduced support for environmental and climate science under President Trump, who has frequently expressed skepticism toward climate change.

Quite right too. IMO it's just a scam by the luvies, and does nothing to mitigate the problems.  We need more problem solvers and less "scientists".

I've met a lot of scientists down in Antarctica, and while they were nice guys, some of the science they were doing was no better than make work to get paid junk.

[Watawattana]

I wonder if this $4m got spent on shares just before Trump announced a delay to the tariff increases?  Would have been a complete coincidence of course.

[Tug]

Yup those educated smart folks are certainly jumping ship and going to more enlightened country's.why squander your time in the states when your contributions can be derailed by the bevis and butthead trump administration just to feed the nuckeldraggers need for something to complain about……

[Red Forever]

Whilst this amount is a drop in the ocean in the big picture it follows the fascist playbook perfectly.

Who needs scientists? We all do!

Soon MAGA will be calling for a cull of those who wear spectacles cos they’re deemed to be dangerous academics .