-Trump plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Re...
“-Trump plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre agricultural research station in Maryland that is home to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis hub, due to federal budget cuts. - Finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act, rolling back protections for the forests, wetlands, deserts and other critical habitats that many plants and animals rely on. For development. -Reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans. For mining and development. -Repeal a decadeslong ban on road-building and logging across nearly 45 million acres of untouched national woods.”
Summary
The Trump administration is indeed planning to close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500‑acre USDA facility that houses the nation’s leading bee research program. However, there is no current evidence that the administration has finalized major changes to the Endangered Species Act, reduced Utah’s national monuments, or repealed the long‑standing ban on road building and logging on 45 million acres of untouched forest. Those latter claims are unsubstantiated.
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- Maryland Delegation Members Press Trump Administration on Illegal Effort to Close Beltsville Agricultural Research Center | U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) pressed Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, on their illegal proposal to shutter the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Prince George’s County.
- Maryland Delegation Members Press Trump Administration on Illegal Effort to Close Beltsville Agricultural Research Center | Congressman Steny Hoyer
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) pressed Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, on their illegal proposal to shutter the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Prince George’s County.
- Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub - The New York Times
Generations of scientists there ... safety. But the center is in need of substantial repair, and the Trump administration plans to close it in the coming years....
- Researchers say closing a top USDA research lab will slow responses to honeybee deaths : NPR
Researchers say closing a top USDA research lab will slow responses to honeybee deaths When beekeepers saw honeybee die-offs last year, experts at a USDA research center stepped in to help. The Trump administration plans to close the facility, and ...
- Soon after massive honeybee deaths, Trump moves to close the nation's premier bee lab - WPR
When beekeepers saw widespread honeybee die-offs last year, researchers at the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center stepped in to help. The Trump administration now plans to close the facility.
- Upcoming closure of agricultural research center troubles Maryland officials - Maryland Matters
The USDA announced a reorganization ... no more than 2,000 employees. The USDA said it plans to vacate the Beltsville facility over the course of several years to avoid disrupting critical research....
- USDA Moves to Shutter Maryland Research Facility - NOTUS — News of the United States
The department will begin decommissioning the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre federal research complex that has operated since 1910 and is considered the world’s largest agricultural research facility.
- Shutting down federal bee labs threatens bees, beekeepers and the US food system
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre agricultural research station in Maryland that is home to the nation's premier bee research and disease diagnosis hub, the Beltsville ...
- Shutting down federal bee labs threatens bees, beekeepers and the US food system - resilience
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to soon close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, a 6,500-acre agricultural research station in Maryland that is home to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis hub, the Beltsville ...
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