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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.
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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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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.
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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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