Climate Scientists Fired by Trump Hit Back
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Fired US federal workers have revived a defunct climate website - pushing back as the Trump administration escalates cuts to publicly funded science and research.
US scientists fired by the climate-sceptic Trump administration have launched a nonprofit website to keep citizens up to date about climate change. As everyone knows, the current US administration has been extremely hostile to climate research, firing thousands of federal scientists while cutting funding to agencies keeping tabs on the environment. In response, former staff from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s climate.gov website have launched a new website, climate.us, which aims to restore access to “accurate, accessible and scientifically rigorous” climate information. It was funded by more than 2,500 private donations.
Developed in response to the vulnerability of federal climate data, the project is run by volunteers and former contractors. The platform aims to preserve and expand public access to trusted science, making clear, accurate, and useful climate resources freely available for educators, policymakers, and the general public
“Trusted climate information should not disappear when politics change,” said Rebecca Lindsey, managing director of the new venture. “Climate.us is building an independent, durable platform so people can continue to find the data and information they need to understand and talk about climate, and to teach, report, plan, prepare, and make informed decisions.”