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Senators and House Committees Challenge NSF's Decision to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring Network
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Senators and House Committees Challenge NSF's Decision to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring Network

A bipartisan group of senators and two Democratic House committees are challenging the National Science Foundation's (NSF) plan to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $386 million ocean sensor network. Lawmakers accuse the NSF of acting illegally and violating constitutional powers by decommissioning the system without congressional direction, citing potential threats to coastal communities and scientific research.

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