E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away NYT - Energy & Environment By: Chico Harlan 3 June 2026 at 21:33 Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.” © Marta Masdeu Navarro/ShutterstockThe European plan to invest roughly $107 million comes as the U.S. has said it would dismantle a sprawling network of sensors.