The Environmental Protection Agency cut a grant to atmospheric scientist Marina Vance, ending federal support for her work on wildfire smoke mitigation for homeowners. The agency deemed the research "no longer consistent" with priorities, according to reporting, halting a project that linked public health outreach and mitigation strategies to community resilience. The decision underscores tensions between federal funding priorities and academic research agendas, and raises concerns among university researchers about grant stability for climate- and health-related studies.