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GOP bill bans federal studies on how bugs react to manmade lights

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published May 20, 2016 4:28pm ET
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GOP bill bans federal studies on how bugs react to manmade lights
That report said the National Park Service awarded a $65,473 grant so a study could be done on how bugs react when people turn on the lights. (iStock photo)

Rep. Matt Salmon says it’s time for the federal government to stop studying how bugs react when people turn on the lights.

The Arizona Republican proposed legislation Thursday aimed at cutting off federal studies on the subject. This legislation is a response to a 2015 report from Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., who highlighted it in a report about wasteful federal spending.

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