Trump administration says it won't publish climate change report on NASA website
10 months ago
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- The Trump administration made it harder to access major scientific assessments on climate change by taking down official government websites hosting these reports.
- NASA initially planned to host the reports to comply with a 1990 law but later announced it had no legal obligation to do so, leaving the reports without a public platform.
- Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe emphasized the importance of these taxpayer-funded reports for public safety and adaptation to climate change.
- Former Obama White House science adviser John Holdren accused the administration of intentionally censoring or burying the reports to prevent public access to critical climate information.
- The most recent 2023 report highlighted the widespread impact of climate change on security, health, and livelihoods across the U.S., with minority communities disproportionately affected.