US EditionBay Area Voice: Trump wants to disable NASA satellites measuring C02. Congress must not let him.
The White House's push to end two NASA satellites threatens vital global carbon data used by multiple industries, despite costing only $15 million annually to operate.
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Will NASA Kill a Pair of Critical Climate Satellites? - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for the satellites, which are in good working order and provide some of the best data on carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere.By Nicholas KusnetzAs Congress returns to session this month, the fate of two satellites that have become integral to climate science hangs in the balance.
Bay Area Voice: Trump wants to disable NASA satellites measuring C02. Congress must not let him.
As Congress debates NASA’s 2026 budget, two small but mighty satellites hang in limbo: the Orbiting Carbon Observatories, specifically OCO-2 and OCO-3. Tasked with tracking carbon dioxide and plant growth globally, they are now at risk of decommissioning due to demands from the White House. Shutting these down would jeopardize information needed for agriculture, earth science and nascent work to rapidly reduce carbon dioxide levels and restore a…
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