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A sign says Ames National Laboratory on a cement building with staircases leading to the lower and upper levels.
Madeleine Charis King
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Iowa Public Radio
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright praised the Ames National Laboratory during a tour, calling it one of the country’s “premier scientific institutions” and a leader in reshoring critical materials. Wright also said he supports less federal funding for wind and solar, and downplayed findings from government reports about climate change.

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