Trump administration reverses plan to dismantle $368M ocean monitoring system after backlash
The Trump administration reversed its decision to dismantle the $368 million Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) after backlash from lawmakers and ocean experts. The National Science Foundation announced it would halt plans to remove equipment from the deep-sea observation arrays and continue operations. The OOI is a critical network of sensors and buoys that monitor ocean conditions, climate change impacts, and marine ecosystems. The reversal came after strong opposition from the scientific community and members of Congress who argued the system provides irreplaceable data for research on ocean acidification, sea-level rise, and weather patterns.
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effective immediately, [it] will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays and will continue operations including planned maintenance
appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on d
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