The federal websites hosting the U.S. National Climate Assessments—the congressionally mandated reports detailing climate change impacts across the United States—have gone offline this week, with no redirection or replacement portals in place. A review conducted by Fox News Digital on Tuesday confirmed that the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s site, along with its associated assessment pages, were inaccessible.
The White House later indicated that climate-related reports would be relocated under the umbrella of NASA. However, attempts to locate the assessments through NASA’s official website yielded no results, according to The Associated Press.
www.notus.org/trump-white-…
Oh, great, TRUMP’S climate denialism that can kill 😤 us.
NOTUS reported,
“A federal website hosting congressionally mandated climate reports has gone dark, eliminating one of the country’s most reliable sources of information about climate change.”🚫👑
— Joan (Knatcal) Danielson (@jed28.bsky.social) July 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The move follows the Trump administration’s broader effort to reframe the federal government’s approach to climate policy. In March, Energy Secretary Chris Wright outlined the administration’s new direction at the CERAWeek energy summit in Houston, stating, “The Trump administration will treat climate change for what it is, a global physical phenomenon that is a side effect of building the modern world.”
Wright labeled himself a “climate realist” and emphasized that under the current administration, climate will no longer serve as “a tool for ideological enforcement,” referring to what officials have described as the politicization of climate policy under the Biden administration.
A federal climate website now lies dormant, a chilling reminder of lost environmental accountability. This move, emblematic of a regime indifferent to ecological collapse, underscores the urgency for collective action.
— Xander vs. The 21st Century (@futurexander.bsky.social) July 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This week’s website changes are consistent with earlier efforts by the administration to overhaul federal agency communications. In February, several agency websites underwent a content review and removal process, stripping climate change language and rebranding departmental missions in alignment with the new policy stance.
Scientists and climate-focused organizations have expressed concern. Kathy Jacobs, a climate scientist at the University of Arizona, said in a public statement, “It’s critical for decision-makers across the country to know what the science in the National Climate Assessment is. That is the most reliable and well-reviewed source of information about climate that exists for the United States.”
ICYMI: I wrote about the likely demise of the federal government’s climate website (and how it’s demise could be better than other end states) and why I am even more worried about the rest of NOAA beyond just NWS.
substack.com/@balancedwea…
— Alan Gerard (@wxmanms1.bsky.social) June 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
To date, five National Climate Assessments have been released, with a sixth originally scheduled for 2027. The reports are required by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 and have been historically peer-reviewed and used by policymakers, state governments, and private-sector planners.
Please let a tornado carry his fat ass into oblivion.
— alwaysblue2024🇺🇸🦅🇺🇦🌻🙏🏻☮️🟧🟦 (@alwayblue2024.bsky.social) July 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
At present, there is no timeline from the administration regarding when or if the climate assessment materials will be restored online under a new domain. No public statement has been issued by the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
