Trump EPA To 'Stand Down' For Now On Website Climate Data Removal Plans

January 25, 2017
EPA is temporarily suspending its plans to remove the main climate change page from the agency's website, amid news reports that the page was slated to be removed Jan. 25, though the Office of General Counsel (OGC) has been tasked with reviewing the implications of removing some material, according to an agency source. Members of the “beachhead team” -- temporary appointees from the new Trump administration -- “agreed to stand down” on their plans to remove the main climate change...


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