PolicyTuesday, June 16, 2026The Guardian
US lawmakers fight Trump cuts to $386m ocean monitoring program: ‘supreme stupidity’
A bipartisan coalition in the U.S. Senate, led by Republican Lisa Murkowski and supported by Democratic senators, is actively working to prevent cuts to the $386 million Ocean Observatories Initiative, which is vital for ocean monitoring and research. This effort underscores the critical importance of sustaining funding for scientific programs amidst ongoing budgetary conflicts.
