President Joe Biden proposed a $1.7 billion budget in March for the U.S. Geological Survey, according to a recent press release.
“The 2023 president’s budget request both builds upon and expands areas of advancement from this current fiscal year’s budget, said David Applegate, USGS associate director for natural hazards, in the release. “It promotes the USGS’s ability to deliver science that addresses the climate crisis, contributes to the nation’s economic growth and supports the science needs of our underserved communities.”
Several items in the 2023 budget address climate change including studies about species that could be at risk of needing protection through the Endangered Species Act, studies to better understand rising sea levels and wild land fire response planning, the release stated.
The proposal also calls for the creation of the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas, according to the release.
"President Biden has issued a call to action to conserve, connect, and restore 30% of our lands and waters by 2030,” a June 2021 press release from the White House stated. “At his direction, this administration is investing critical resources to make this historic conservation goal a reality."
The proposed budget of $1.7 billion is an increase of $395.8 million from the 2021 budget, according to the release.
