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Trump agenda bill hanging by a thread after GOP hard-liners tank key vote

  • House Republicans proposed a 2025 budget cutting $307 million from the USGS Ecosystem Management Area, which includes the USGS Bee Lab vital for pollinator research amid a colony collapse crisis.
  • The cuts follow an ongoing pollinator crisis despite the 2022 Census of Agriculture reporting an all-time high honeybee population and forecasts predicting a 60-70% drop in commercial honeybee colonies in 2025.
  • Funding freezes have led to layoffs of about 15 bee researchers, including John Ternest, prompting concerns from scientists and the Center for Biological Diversity over threats to crop pollination and food supply.
  • USGS Bee Lab biologist Sam Droege said the Ecosystem Management Area is "absolutely, completely targeted," urging that "somebody has to push back" against these cuts.
  • Experts warn that slashing bee research risks pollination services essential for food production and could have severe ecological and economic consequences if protections are not increased.
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West Hawaii Today broke the news in on Friday, May 16, 2025.
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