US EditionFuture of EPA Lab in Duluth Remains Unclear
- The future of the EPA’s research facility in Duluth, which focuses on toxicology and ecology in the Great Lakes region, is uncertain after the Trump administration cut funding and chose not to renew contracts in early 2025.
- This situation developed as part of the administration’s move to reduce federal expenditures and cut the majority of positions within the EPA's Office of Research and Development through a $235 million budget reduction plan.
- About 25 researchers were forced out last month due to a cut $3.5 million grant and expired contracts, despite the lab’s critical role in protecting safe drinking water and supporting the regional economy.
- Minnesota Democrats Klobuchar and Smith continue pressing EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to keep the lab open, emphasizing its importance for water quality and economic sectors, while the EPA has not provided updates.
- The uncertainty and reductions threaten scientific training and environmental research in the region, with federal court orders temporarily blocking large-scale cuts but no clear resolution yet.
12 Articles
12 Articles
Our View: Duluth can be part of 'world-changing hub' for water technology
What Silicon Valley in California did for semiconductors and personal computers, the Great Lakes region — including Duluth, the Twin Ports, up the North Shore, the Bayfield Peninsula, Ashland’s Chequamegon Bay, and elsewhere — can do for water technology. Nothing less than a “world-changing hub” is being envisioned here, according to Bridge Michigan, with state-of-the-art innovations likely in pipes, pumps, sensors, waste-purification systems, a…
Post Bulletin
Future of EPA lab in Duluth remains unclear
DULUTH — Approximately two dozen early-career researchers have been forced out of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s laboratory over the last month when the Trump administration cut a grant and didn't renew a contract to fund their programs. Meanwhile, the lab’s federal employees — like other EPA employees throughout the agency — have been given the option to retire early, leave voluntarily or apply for a limited number of jobs at other …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 78% of the sources lean Right
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
