Trump administration is ending a key ocean monitoring system
The Trump administration has initiated the termination of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $368 million ocean monitoring network that collects environmental data. Trump claimed the funds from dismantling the network could be redirected to his personal pension.
The Trump administration has initiated the termination of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $368 million ocean monitoring network that collects environmental data. According to the Guardian, the initiative gathered information on ocean health, including current patterns, climate variability, and marine biodiversity. Bluesky reported that the network also tracked climate currents, fishery health, ocean carbon absorption, and coastal flooding along the East Coast. Trump claimed the funds from dismantling the network could be redirected to his personal pension.
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