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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 20 > FAA’s plan to centralize its weather experts stirs controversy

FAA’s plan to centralize its weather experts stirs controversy

By Evan S. Benn and Jose Pagliery / The Bulletin
December 20, 2008

MIAMI — National Weather Service employees are balking at a cost-cutting proposal that would pull meteorologists out of all 20 air-traffic control centers across the country.

“If we let this happen, people will die. It’s that simple,” said Dan Sobien,....

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