Picking up a conversation that worked it's way into the 'commission disband thread' and moving it to it's own post.

In a nutshell, why can't we get NOAA to be more cooperative considering the current US political climate?

NOAA is an agency with the COMMERCE DEPARTMENT. The Commerce Department 'promotes job creation and economic growth by ensuring fair and secure trade, providing the data necessary to support commerce, and fostering innovation by setting standards and conducting foundational research and development.' The Commerce Dept. is run by W. Ross, an extremely wealthy banker/leveraged buy-out specialist. Ross answers to Trump. If ever there was a time to get NOAA under control and for the state to pursue it's own plans (separate from the Tribes) this is it.

Sure, WA is blue, but 2/3 of the counties in this State were red in the last election, voting for Trump. Effectuating change within NOAA should be a focus for the next couple years.