What Happened
Federal Government Halts Dismantling of Climate Monitoring System
The Trump administration has abandoned plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing system, following resistance from scientists and Congress. The National Science Foundation will conduct a review of the system’s future with stakeholders, according to a statement. The Ocean Observatories Initiative, which tracks climate change and marine ecosystems, was set to be decommissioned, but the US Senate passed a bipartisan measure to halt the dismantling. The decision was first reported by Insurance Journal.