Subject: Re: Climate Change Policy to be gutted
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The National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden, formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is cutting another 134 jobs amid federal funding cuts.

The cuts included people in both research and operations roles, an NLR spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the cuts were made "to adjust to existing and projected funding levels and alignment with DOE priorities."

Democratic U.S. Rep Brittany Pettersen, whose district includes NRL, and Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper each weighed in on the move.

"Donald Trump has consistently put our federal workforce on the chopping block," Pettersen said in a statement. "These are people who work to make energy more affordable, conduct groundbreaking climate research, and keep our state up and running."

“Beyond being some of our country’s brightest minds, these are our community members, our neighbors who have families to support," the statement continued. "Trump’s backwards agenda is going to undo the progress we’ve made to combat the climate crisis and have cascading effects on our economy. I’m deeply sorry to the employees whose livelihoods are now in jeopardy.”

"No question, the Trump administration is dismantling Golden’s renewable energy lab and hollowing out our energy industry, driving away some of the smartest and most innovative people in the country," Hickenlooper said on social media. "The cost of this reckless assault on science and innovation could not be higher. Americans just need to look at their electricity bill."