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ocean monitoring system
Coverage of ocean monitoring system in the Nexus archive.
- Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration's dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
Lawmakers from both parties sent letters to the National Science Foundation opposing its plan to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network. They argued the decision lacked scientific review and legal justification, threatening coastal safety and environmental research.
- Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system
The Trump administration plans to dismantle the $368m Ocean Observatories Initiative, a deep-sea monitoring system providing crucial climate data. The National Science Foundation announced it has initiated descoping of the network, which includes over 900 instruments tracking ocean health and biodiversity.