Trump authorities disregard over 400 climate experts who authored the National Climate Report
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Let's scoop the latest on the Trump administration's shocking move, ditching over 400 experts who were working on the National Climate Assessment (NCA). This dismissal forms part of a bigger strategy to revamp climate policy, aligning with the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 - a blueprint designed to minimize bureaucratic control over climate reports and promote "diverse viewpoints" which could potentially undermine established climate science[1][3].
These terminations kicked off in early April 2025, starting with outsourced work for the NCA, followed by the firing of federal staff from the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) that oversees the report[1].
The scientists involved are raising red flags, fearing that the administration might replace evidence-based analysis with climate change skepticism or fake news. As Katharine Hayhoe, a former NCA author, put it, the revised report could morph into a collection of "long-debunked myths," leaving the U.S. ill-prepared for climate-driven disasters like wildfires, floods, and heatwaves[2].
These dismissals seem to be a calculated move to weaken the NCA's scientific strength, despite its mandate under a 1990 law to provide Congress with climate risk assessments every four years[1][2]. The administration hasn't shared specifics on how the report's scope or authorship will change, but experts worry it could sabotage climate adaptation and mitigation efforts across the nation[2][3].
In short, it's like driving a car with a dirty windshield - it's difficult to detect risks until they transform into disasters. Don't believe us? Dr. Chris Field, a professor of environmental studies at Stanford University, summed it up perfectly when he said, "Not having the NCA is like driving a car with a dirty windshield. Like driving with a dirty windshield, it's hard to detect risks until they unfold as disasters"[4]. So buckle up, folks, as we navigate this muddy road ahead!
Source: [1] NBC News, [2] The Washington Post, [3] Union of Concerned Scientists, [4] The Washington Post
- Federal staff dismissals in early April 2025 raise concerns that evidence-based climate analysis might be replaced with climate change skepticism or misinformation in the National Climate Assessment (NCA), which is mandated under a 1990 law to provide Congress with climate risk assessments every four years.
- Katharine Hayhoe, a former NCA author, believes that the revised report could become a collection of "long-debunked myths," leaving the U.S. unprepared for climate-driven disasters such as wildfires, floods, and heatwaves.
- In response to the Trump administration's moves, experts worry that it could sabotage climate adaptation and mitigation efforts across the nation.
- The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, a blueprint designed to minimize bureaucratic control over climate reports and promote "diverse viewpoints," could potentially undermine established climate science.
- As general news continues to unfold, the administration's strategy aligns with the objectives of Project 2025, aiming to revamp climate policy as part of a bigger scheme to diminish the impact of environmental-science and policy-and-legislation regarding climate change on the country.
- Authors and researchers in the field of environmental science are eagerly following these political events, monitoring their potential impact on the understanding and response to climate change.
- The weather forecast for the future of climate policy and legislation seems uncertain, with the potential for increasingly hazy outcomes unless a clear focus on science and facts is embraced by all parties involved.
