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- President Trump administration removes 70% more environmental data in first 100 days than first term
- EPA environmental justice pages erased, NOAA climate.gov staff terminated
- Legal challenges and data preservation efforts underway
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Essential Context
A new report reveals unprecedented environmental data removals during President Trump’s second term, with climate change and environmental justice information disproportionately targeted. The Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) found 70% more website changes in the first 100 days compared to 2017, including complete removal of EPA environmental justice pages and NOAA climate.gov staff terminations.
Core Players
- Environmental Data & Governance Initiative (EDGI) – Lead researchers
- EPA – Removed environmental justice content
- NOAA – Climate.gov website redirected, staff terminated
- President Trump administration – Driving deregulatory agenda
Key Numbers
- 70% – Increase in website changes vs. first term
- 100 days – Period of accelerated data removal
- July 1, 2025 – NOAA climate.gov staff termination date
- 4,000+ – Federal environmental webpages monitored
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The Catalyst
“The pace and severity of this administration’s attacks on environmental information have been far worse than in the first President Trump administration,” said EDGI lead author Izzy Pacenza. The report highlights systematic removal of climate change and environmental justice content across federal agencies.
Inside Forces
The administration’s deregulatory agenda drives these changes, with statutory authorities for information sharing challenged. Environmental justice data removals particularly impact marginalized communities’ ability to advocate for clean environments.
Power Dynamics
EDGI’s Federal Environmental Web Tracker reveals bold actions: EPA environmental justice pages erased, NOAA climate.gov redirected, and USDA climate risk models removed. These changes reflect centralized control over scientific information.
Outside Impact
Lawsuits from Doctors for America and others seek to restore health data. Organizations like Harvard Law School and the Data Rescue Project preserve deleted datasets, while farmers face immediate impacts from lost climate planning tools.
Future Forces
Key battlegrounds include:
- Climate change research funding
- Environmental justice policy enforcement
- Data preservation infrastructure
Data Points
- August 6, 2025 – EDGI report release date
- February 5, 2025 – EPA removes EJScreen tool
- 311,000+ – Datasets preserved by Harvard Law School
- $21.7M – USDA climate risk models removed
The accelerated data removals signal a broader strategy to reshape federal environmental priorities. While legal challenges and preservation efforts continue, the long-term consequences for climate action and environmental equity remain uncertain.
