Already in political crosshairs, fates of NOAA and FEMA hang in the election balance
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- Publish Date:
- November 3, 2024
- Author(s):
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- Cain, Chase ,
- Chow, Denise
- Source:
- NBC News
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Summary
Matthew Sanders, the acting deputy director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford University, said that privatizing weather forecasting could lead companies’ profits to be valued over providing a robust public service, which could compromise the quality of forecasts.
“There is an important role for a neutral, centralized government agency to play that private companies cannot or will not play in this space,” Sanders said.
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