The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.

The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.

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The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

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