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Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System

Move to dismantle $368m sea observatory initiative faced opposition from experts and lawmakers The Donald Trump administration has reversed its decision to dismantle a $368m deep-sea observation system following an outcry from lawmakers and ocean experts. On Thursday, the National Science Foundatio...

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What happened The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments.
The headline split The Guardian - US Politics frames it as "Trump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system". The Independent frames it as "National Science Foundation reverses decision to dismantle oceans-monitoring network afte...".
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Left / center-leftTrump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system

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The Guardian - US PoliticsNews report · Jun 18, 7:31 PM

Trump administration reverses decision to scrap ocean monitoring system

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Move to dismantle $368m sea observatory initiative faced opposition from experts and lawmakers The Donald Trump administration has reversed its decision to dismantle a $368m deep-sea observ...

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The New York TimesNews report · Jun 18, 7:32 PM

Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System

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The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments.

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Ars TechnicaNews report · Jun 18, 6:19 PM

After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring

It's unclear whether the system is currently intact.

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The IndependentNews report · Jun 18, 6:17 PM

National Science Foundation reverses decision to dismantle oceans-monitoring network after outcry

The Trump administration has reversed a plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists

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