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NASA Refusal Leaves No Federal Home for National Climate Assessment

NASA's refusal to host the reports removes the only federal portal for congressionally required climate science

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Overview

  • NASA confirmed it has no legal obligation to host National Climate Assessment data after the Trump administration took down the USGCRP website on July 1
  • The administration dismissed all 400 experts working on the next assessment and removed every past report from federal servers
  • Earlier cuts this spring included nearly $4 million for Princeton climate modeling, the EPA’s failure to submit its UN emissions report and the end of NOAA’s disaster-tracking program
  • Without a central repository, state and local officials, businesses and farmers face hurdles accessing peer-reviewed findings for adaptation planning
  • Climate researchers warn that erasing these assessments shifts U.S. policy from debate to suppression and undermines the scientific foundation for environmental regulations