Remix clone Hacker News

new | show | ask | jobs Github

▲

mistyvales 6 days ago

Didn't they pull funding for mitigation programs regarding this? Or was that rescinded?

▲

ethan_smith 6 days ago | parent [-]

Yes, the USDA-APHIS Screwworm Barrier Maintenance Program had its funding reduced by 30% in the 2024 budget, which significantly impacted sterile fly production capacity at the Panama facility.

▲

Panoramix 6 days ago | parent [-]

citation?

USDA approved an emergency funding of 165 million in 2024 for this issue

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-ap...

	▲	sejje 6 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		If he says the budget was reduced, isn't the citation already made? Government budgets are usually public. Do you want a secondary source, like a news article?
	▲	fc417fc802 6 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The claims aren't exclusive.