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Federal climate website goes dark as Trump administration promises policy reset

The federal website created to host the U.S. national climate assessments, congressionally-mandated and peer-reviewed reports that cover the effects of climate change in the U.S. has been inaccessible so far this week.

A Fox News Digital review found that the websites for the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the pages for the national assessments were down on Tuesday without any links or referrals to other websites. 

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In February, the Trump administration revamped agency websites to get rid of climate change-filled content. (Getty)

The White House said the climate-related reports will be located within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) going forward. However, searches for the assessments did not bring anything up on the NASA website, according to The Associated Press.

The U.S. national climate assessments, of which five have been created to date, are published every four years. Some scientists argue the reports save money and lives, AP reported.

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“It’s critical for decision-makers across the country to know what the science in the National Climate Assessment is,” University of Arizona climate scientist Kathy Jacobs said in a statement. “That is the most reliable and well-reviewed source of information about climate that exists for the United States.”

In March, President Donald Trump’s energy chief vowed a reversal of “politically polarizing” Biden-era climate policies as the new administration approaches climate change as “a global physical phenomenon.”

“It’s critical for decision-makers across the country to know what the science in the National Climate Assessment is,” University of Arizona climate scientist Kathy Jacobs said in a statement. (Adobe Stock)

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“I am a climate realist,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said at S&P Global’s CERAWeek conference in Houston in March. “The Trump administration will treat climate change for what it is, a global physical phenomenon that is a side effect of building the modern world.”

In February, the Trump administration similarly revamped agency websites to be rid of climate change-filled content, amid a widespread rebranding of federal departments from content deemed as not aligning with Trump’s agenda.

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