"US president Donald Trump is an avowed climate science sceptic who during his second term has followed through on promises to slash funding for renewable energies like wind, and to promote oil and gas. But the administration has also gutted agencies that produce climate information used by millions of Americans. In February, only weeks after taking office, around 800 people were dismissed from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),"
"It had around 15 million page views in 2024, noted the AFP news agency. Trump administration-appointed officials at NOAA not only terminated climate.gov staff, they redirected the home page to a site controlled by political appointees, noted Rebecca Lindsey, the former manager of climate.gov who was also sacked in February. "Our project was likely targeted because of its high visibility," she said."
Donald Trump pursued policies to cut renewable energy funding and to promote oil and gas during his second term. The administration dismissed around 800 NOAA employees weeks after taking office, affecting NOAA’s monitoring of ocean and climate conditions and National Weather Service forecasts and warnings. The firings severely impacted climate.gov, a premier US climate information portal that informs readers about extreme weather, sea level and temperature rise and had about 15 million page views in 2024. Political appointees redirected the portal’s homepage and most remaining staff were later sacked, leaving no team to maintain the site. Rebecca Lindsey is leading efforts to relaunch climate.gov independently under climate.us to restore public access to timely climate information.
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