Great Lakes lab hit by DOGE is hanging on — for now

By: Robin Bravender

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 1,445

Last Updated: 5 days, 8 hours ago

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If the Trump administration had its way, an Ann Arbor-based research lab that studies the Great Lakes and its coastal ecosystems would be gone.

So far, the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory has survived the administration’s attempt to eliminate it entirely, and it’s continuing to operate with its federal funding largely intact thanks to members of Congress who defied the White House’s wishes.

But the lab is running at a …

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