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Whitehouse Moves to Destroy Satellite That Monitors Greenhouse Gases
The Orbiting Carbon Observatories have been a game-changer for agriculture and climate science. Now, NASA is under pressure to terminate them.
Two satellite missions on the chopping block have provided climate scientists, oil and gas companies, and farmers with critical atmospheric carbon data for years. Though the budget has yet to pass, NPR reports that NASA scientists working on the OCO missions are already making “Phase F” plans—essentially laying out options for termination. In July, congressional Democrats did warn acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy not to terminate missions that Congress has funded—a sign that they may attempt to save the OCOs.
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