Bipartisan lawmakers challenge NSF over plan to dismantle ocean sensor network critical for weather tracking
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Annika Hammerschlag
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Summary
A bipartisan group of senators and two Democratic House committees are challenging the National Science Foundation's (NSF) decision to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $386 million network of over 900 ocean sensors. Lawmakers argue the cuts could severely impact extreme weather tracking and climate monitoring capabilities, with House committees accusing the NSF of acting illegally in its decision to decommission the system.
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House lawmakers have gone further, accusing the agency of acting illegally in its decision to decommission the system.
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is an extensive network of over 900 ocean sensors, built at a cost of $386 million.
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