Bipartisan backlash thwarts Trump administration’s attempt to dissolve Ocean Observatories Initiative
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- ▪National Science Foundation appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data from the Ocean Observatories Initiative,” an NSF statement reads.
- ▪The program was started in 2009, and the sensors are meant to have a lifespan of 15-20 years, but earlier this month, the NSF started pulling them from the ocean floor.
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National Science Foundation officials said Thursday that they would no longer move forward with plans to remove underwater equipment used to collect data on weather events, marine ecosystems, and climate change after a Trump administration plan to cut the program received bipartisan pushback.The Ocean Observatories Initiative was on the chopping block in President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 budget as part of a broader rollback of spending related to climate change research. Recommended Stories More than 12.5 million barrels of oil crossed Strait of Hormuz overnight, Vance says Regulators order overhaul of transmission rules to support AI and data center boom G7 leaders agree to plan to undo China’s dominance in critical minerals “The U.S.
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