MedPage Today December 21, 2024
Elizabeth Cerceo, MD

— The Trump administration’s removal of environmental info doesn’t bode well for his second term

With the new administration taking office next month, there is a growing concern among scientists, public health experts, and environmental advocates about the potential removal of critical health science information from government websites. During the previous Trump administration, significant amounts of data related to climate change and environmental health were systematically deleted or altered on federal websites.

This practice not only undermines public trust but also hampers informed decision-making. One can only draw unsettling parallels to historical instances of information suppression, such as the book burnings in Constantinople and the raiding of monasteries in the Middle Ages.

In the 2017-2021 period, the Trump administration made...

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