They are not just attacking ocean research.
"Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn" www.npr.org/2026/06/12/n...
The president is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.
More magical thinking, if we stop testing... the problem will go away. "The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that was put in place a decade ago to monitor coastal environments, marine ecosystems and powerful currents that affect the global climate."