Backlash thwarts Trump admin attempt to dissolve Ocean Observatories Initiative
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.
TL;DR
- NSF will continue operations of the Ocean Observatories Initiative.
- Plans to remove underwater equipment have been halted.
- The initiative collects data on weather, marine ecosystems, and climate change.
- A Trump administration plan to cut the program received bipartisan pushback.
- NSF acknowledged stakeholder reliance on the initiative's data.