Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System

New York Times Thursday 18 June 2026, 15:21 UTC By Maxine Joselow 1 min read

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A data-collecting buoy off the Carolina coast. The National Science Foundation was planning to begin removing hundreds of ocean instruments that measure ocean data this month.

A data-collecting buoy off the Carolina coast. The National Science Foundation was planning to begin removing hundreds of ocean instruments that measure ocean data this month. [Image text:] NSE CGSN NOSM

Trump Administration Backs Off Plan (ORG) Carolina (LOCATION) The National Science Foundation (ORG)

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