Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds. The Trump administration has made deep budget and personnel cuts to federal agencies that collect weather data and do safety inspections at factories that make food and prescription drugs, among many science-related functions. Weather forecasts are one of the most ubiquitous federal science products in American life, the poll found. The vast majority of those polled said they use weather forecasts on a day-to-day basis. All U.S. weather forecasts, including those on nightly TV broadcasts, in the newspaper and on phone apps, rely on a host of federally supported data.
950