Merkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems

This press release from Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was published on 2026-06-18 and titled "Merkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems".

Merkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems

Washington, D.C. – Following public outrage over the dismantling of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced the NSF was pausing its planned removal of the OOI’s sensors. NSF’s decision came after Merkley and Murkowski passed a Senate bill to pause the dismantling [ ] The post Merkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems appeared first on Merkley .