Nonprofit coordinating Arctic research will shut down as federal funding dries up

Nonprofit coordinating Arctic research will shut down as federal funding dries up

A polar bear walks along the shore in Alaska on Sept. 6, 2019. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) A nonprofit coordinating academic research on the Arctic plans to shut down as its federal funding dries up. The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States says it plans to wind down operations at the end of this month. The group announced the decision in an email to members late last month, saying the National Science Foundation’s decision to sc…