"Here's what groups tracking and preserving climate data have found – and what could be next."
"RICHMOND, Virginia - President Donald Trump has gone beyond policy overhauls to fundamentally alter the way the government talks about climate change and the environment, limiting or outright deleting countervailing language and evidence during the first year of his second term in office.
The administration has methodically removed references to climate change and environmental justice from government resources and even blocked or deleted access to longstanding data and information that might contradict or undermine his agenda.
The implications are vast – and could bite even harder during the remainder of his term.
"There is a perception that science that doesn't align with the agenda will be muzzled and findings that are often misrepresented or found wrong will be pushed out in order to support the agenda," said Jonathan Gilmour, who works with the Public Environmental Data Partners, a coalition restoring and preserving data."
David Sherfinski reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation Context January 23, 2026.
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