USGS Allocated $1.2 Billion in Proposed 2016 Budget

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said in a press release that President Barack Obama’s proposed 2016 budget allocates $1.2 billion to the USGS, up almost $150 million from the enacted budget for the 2015 fiscal year.

As quoted in the press release:

The budget request includes increases that ensure the USGS is at the leading edge of earth sciences research.  It includes robust funding for science to inform land and resource management decisions, advance a landscape-level understanding of ecosystems, and develop new information and strategies to support communities in responding to climate change, historic drought, water quality issues, and natural hazards.  The budget also funds science to support the Nation’s energy strategy, to help identify critical mineral resources, and to address the impacts of energy and mineral development on the environment.

Suzette Kimball, acting director at the USGS, commented:

The USGS has a strong 136-year legacy of providing reliable science to decision-makers. This budget request recognizes our unique capabilities with multi-disciplinary earth science research and will allow the USGS to meet societal needs for our Nation now and in the future.

Click here to read the full USGS press release.