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Apr 28, 2025 The Trump administration dismissed nearly 400 contributors to the National Climate Assessment Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Removing scientists from a congressionally mandated assessment used executive power to weaken an official basis for public policy and preparedness.
Independently corroborated by4 independent news desks
The New York Times · Reuters · NPR · CBS News
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- Trump Administration Dismisses Scientists from Climate Assessment — The Trump administration informed nearly 400 scientists they would no longer contribute to the National Climate Assessment, a congressionally mandated report.
- Trump administration dismisses contributors to climate report — The Trump administration has dismissed nearly 400 contributors to the sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA), a key US government study on climate crisis preparedness.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 15 – 2025-04-26–2025-05-02
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Mar 18, 2025 The White House removed references to California national monuments from an official fact sheet Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The edit suggested executive control over official records could be used to obscure or prefigure changes to protected public lands.
Independently corroborated by2 independent news desks
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- White House Removes References to California National Monuments — A White House fact sheet dated March 14, 2025, removed references to the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla national monuments in California, sparking speculation about plans to eliminate these monuments.
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Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 9 – 2025-03-15–2025-03-21
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Jan 31, 2025 President Trump ordered USDA to remove websites and pages referencing the climate crisis Corroborated Power and Authority
The order used executive authority over agency records to restrict public access to climate information and federal guidance.
Supporting reportingSurfacings — do not carry alone
Supporting reports
- Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis — On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the U.S.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 2 – 2025-01-25–2025-01-31
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