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Ocean Monitoring Network Restored After Public Outcry
Original: New York Times: After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea. “Under pressure from Congr
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitoring instruments that the Trump administration moved to shut down is being restored, according to the New York Times. The network supplies vital data used by meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry, and its reversal follows a public outcry over the planned cuts.
Why now: The reversal of widely criticized science cuts is drawing attention as an example of public and congressional pressure changing administration policy.
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- New York Times: After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea. “Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.”… · researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · 5
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