Climate.gov Rides Again: A Sign That the Climate Debate Is Far From Over
13 minutes ago Anthony Watts
According to a June 23 New York Times report, “Former NOAA Employees Revive Climate Site Shut by Trump Administration,” a small group of former NOAA employees has recreated much of the former Climate.gov website under a new domain, Climate.us, after the original site was effectively retired during the Trump administration. The project reportedly involved former NOAA staff, approximately $280,000 in crowdsourced funding, and the painstaking recataloging of more than a thousand reports, datasets, articles, and educational resources.
The Times presents the effort as a heroic restoration of a valuable public resource. Perhaps. But there is another way to look at it.
The fact that a handful of former government employees devoted substantial time and money to rebuilding a climate communications website demonstrates something many observers have long understood: the climate movement is not disappearing simply because the political environment has shifted. Far from it.
If anything, this episode illustrates the determination of climate advocacy networks to preserve and perpetuate their institutional infrastructure regardless of who occupies the White House.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/06/24/climate-gov-rides-again-a-sign-that-the-climate-debate-is-far-from-over/
