Outcry halts NSF plan to scrap ocean-monitoring observatories
TL;DR
The National Science Foundation reversed its plan to dismantle the ocean-observing network after public outcry, keeping the program intact to continue collecting vital oceanographic and climate data.
- National Science Foundation reverses decision to dismantle oceans-monitoring network after outcry AP News
- Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System The New York Times
- NSF reverses course, preserves critical Ocean Monitoring Network after bipartisan pushback KATU
- Merkley, Murkowski Lead the Charge to Block the Dismantling of One-Of-A-Kind Ocean Monitoring Network Merkley (.gov)
- Trump administration removal of ocean observatories is ‘direct threat’ to Oregon Coast, lawmakers say Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
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