Project 2025 proposes dismantling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Some social media posts misleadingly claim the project calls for closing the National Hurricane Center, a part of NOAA.

The claim is false. Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership does propose sweeping changes to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), but it does not advocate for eliminating the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The policy blueprint for a Republican administration says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ‘should be broken up and downsized’

A post shared to Facebook states that Project 2025 aims to shut down the National Hurricane Center (NHC) if implemented. Verdict: Misleading While the plan does suggest adjustments and restrictions on the National Weather Service (NWS),