Trump Pulls The Plug On Climate Report, Axes Hundreds Of Scientists
The Trump White House dismissed researchers behind the next National Climate Assessment, halting a long-politicized report.
by Jennifer Calfas and Ken Thomas April 30, 2025, 2:02 PM
The Trump administration has discharged a group of scientists and researchers working on the federal government’s evaluation of the impact of climate change, citing the need to re-evaluate its approach to the project. [emphasis, links added]
The move to dismiss the participants in the report, called the National Climate Assessment, raises doubts about the future of the review, which has been required by Congress for more than three decades, climate scientists and environmental groups said Tuesday.
Researchers involved with the 6th National Climate Assessment received an email Monday stating:
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