The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here
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NASA Reverses Plan to Host Climate Reports After Website Shutdown
Above: A global map shows information coming in from NASA satellites at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C, on June 21, 2023. Image copyright: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
The Trump administration fulfilled its legal obligations by submitting climate reports to Congress as required by law. NASA has no statutory duty to host data from another agency's website, and the space agency never owned the globalchange.gov domain in the first place. It's important to re-evaluate polarizing climate alarmist reports and make sure they are factual.
Anti-Trump narrative
This represents deliberate censorship of taxpayer-funded scientific information that Americans need to protect themselves from climate disasters. The administration promised to maintain public access, then broke that promise without explanation, making it harder for communities to prepare for floods, fires and extreme weather.
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Editor's Note
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