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Feds to close Grand Rapids lab that does global-leading research on forestry, climate change

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This is part of a broad closure of US Forest Service research stations in order to prevent research on the link between a warmer world and more wildfires.

Feds to close Grand Rapids lab that does global-leading research on forestry, climate change

The Trump administration plans to close two northern Minnesota U.S. Forest Service research facilities, including one in Grand Rapids that led globally recognized research on the impacts of climate change on forests and peatlands.

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