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The U.S. Geological Survey's biological research programs face imminent budget cuts that could halt critical environmental research.

These cuts could eliminate the Ecosystems Mission Areas' $300 million budget and reduce its workforce by at least 80%.

A key research center in Wisconsin, which studies the Mississippi River, has already seen significant workforce reductions.

The loss of these programs threatens over a century of research on wildlife, water quality, and natural disaster prevention.

Imminent budget cuts to 16 United States Geological Survey biological research programs — including a center in Wisconsin on the Mississippi River — are expected to halt longtime research on invasive species, natural disasters, changing ecosystems, wildlife diseases, animal

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