Overview
- The Trump administration has dismissed all contributors to the Sixth National Climate Assessment, a key climate report required under the Global Change Research Act of 1990.
- An email sent to the authors on April 28 announced their release and stated that the report’s scope is under formal reevaluation, leaving its 2027/28 publication in doubt.
- This action follows earlier staff cuts and funding cancellations at the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which coordinates the assessment across federal agencies.
- Scientists warn that halting the report undermines critical climate planning for federal, state, and local governments, leaving the nation less prepared for escalating climate impacts.
- The move aligns with the administration's broader efforts, influenced by Project 2025, to reshape federal climate research and potentially replace the report with less rigorous alternatives.