Bipartisan Pressure Forces Pause on Ocean-Observing System Dismantling
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The Trump administration has paused its plan to dismantle the $368 million Ocean Observatories Initiative after bipartisan backlash in Congress; the National Science Foundation will delay removing hundreds of depth instruments and will convene an expert panel to decide the future of the ocean-monitoring network.
Topics:nation#bipartisan-backlash#climate#national-science-foundation#ocean-monitoring#ocean-observatories-initiative#us-senate
- Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System The New York Times
- Trump administration backs off plan to end ocean monitoring The Seattle Times
- Lofgren Statement on Reporting that NSF Will Halt Illegal Scheme to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System After Democratic Action House.gov
- A retreat into ignorance: White House must stop destructive ocean observatory cuts Seaside Signal
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