Federal funding cuts could hurt lakeshore conservation efforts

League of Women Voters discusses federal funding cuts

The Bowling Green League of Women Voters is sponsoring a public meeting on April 26 to discuss cuts in funding for social services, including Social Security, health, food banks, housing and Medicaid. A panel of representatives to lead a round table discussion. Most of the cuts are federal, but the state is threatening to cut Medicaid. The meeting will be held at Peace Lutheran Church, 1021 W. Wooster St., from 10 a.m. to noon.

Federal funding cuts could hurt lakeshore conservation efforts

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — With some cuts already made to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and more possible, conservation groups in West Michigan are concerned about efforts to protect the Great Lakes and the watersheds that flow into it. The Trump administration has a proposal in the works to cut NOAA's budget by billions of dollars to get rid of its climate research branch, Reuters reports. Congress would need to approve such a m…

Letter: The cuts that hurt

To the editor: