White House budget plan would slash science

Fiscal 2018 proposal calls for deep cuts in spending for EPA, NIH and other agencies

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SHOW ME THE MONEY  President Donald Trump has released his budget request for fiscal year 2018. It includes deep cuts to some federal science agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health, but other agencies, such as NASA, emerge relatively unscathed.

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Huge cuts could be in store for federal science spending if President Donald Trump’s vision for fiscal year 2018 becomes reality.