climate change, USDA

Donald Trump broke the law by removing climate change references from USDA websites, lawsuit alleges
Since President Donald Trump stepped into office, the USDA has removed “scores of vitally important webpages” that mention climate change, the suit says. The administration has been racing to destroy public resources that address climate change and civil rights, sparking legal battles to bring those webpages back.
Farmers and Environmental Groups Sue USDA Over Removal of Climate Change Data
A lawsuit accuses the USDA of removing climate change data from its websites, hindering farming decisions and research, and violating transparency laws.
USDA Faces Lawsuit Over Purge of Climate Change Information
The US Department of Agriculture is facing a legal challenge over its move to wipe out information on climate change from its websites.
Groups sue Trump’s USDA over purge of climate change records
The Department of Agriculture ordered staff shortly after Trump returned to power to rank webpages by how heavily they focused on climate change.
Lawsuit targets USDA purge of climate websites
In a lawsuit filed Monday, groups represented by Earthjustice and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University alleged that the removal of climate-related policies, datasets and other resources violated federal laws requiring advanced notice, reasoned decisionmaking and public access to certain information.
Farmers sue USDA after agency deletes climate change data
The lawsuit says the Agriculture Department is hindering farmers from using the data to make “agricultural decisions” while ...
Farmers, green groups sue USDA over ‘unlawful purge’ of climate data
Farmers and green groups sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday for an “unlawful purge” of climate data from its ...
Farmers Sue Agriculture Department Over 'Purge' of Climate Information
Farmers dealing with extreme weather and other climate impacts say the Agriculture Department has removed important data and ...
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, ...
Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s funding freeze
One office in the agriculture department show how efforts to comply with Trump’s DEI order have halted some grant payments, ...
Open-access data analysis explores climate-driven algae changes in 24,000 US lakes
Each summer, more and more lake beaches are forced to close due to toxic algae blooms. While climate change is often blamed, ...
Trump’s EPA Plots Single Strike Against US Climate Change Rules
President Donald Trump’s top environmental regulator is recommending the US government scrap its formal conclusion that ...