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Trump administration challenges climate science and research

Overview

In July 2026, President Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to call for a review of the Federal Judicial Center’s Reference Manual for Scientific Evidence, specifically the climate‑change chapter, describing it as “discredited” and alleging it caused large losses for the United States. He ordered federal officials to examine the conduct related to the manual.

Two days later, Trump intensified his criticism, denouncing the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s 1,700‑page climate science guide for judges as “political fraud and false science.” He repeated claims that the guide was “totally discredited,” blamed it for massive climate‑change cases, and again ordered officials to review the work. The National Academies responded that the guide is a reference tool for judges, based on the IPCC assessment, and affirmed its commitment to independent scientific advice. Earlier in the year, Republican state attorneys general had pressured the Federal Judicial Center to remove the climate chapter, a step the Center took in February, while the Academies kept the chapter on their website.

By August 2026, broader disruptions to U.S. climate research emerged under the Trump administration. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) canceled the 2026 Arctic Report Card, stating only that coordination for the report “will not be facilitated through NOAA.” Climatologists have warned that these actions, alongside previous budget cuts and layoffs, aim to “bury the science” and “impose ignorance” during a period of record-breaking heat.

Entities

Arctic · Michael Mann · National Academy of Sciences · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Donald Trump

Timeline

  1. 30 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    US climate research faces disruptions under Trump administration

    The Trump administration has canceled the 2026 Arctic Report Card and removed climate science chapters from judicial manuals, sparking concerns from researchers over the future of US climate science.

  2. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Donald Trump attacks US National Academies climate guide

    Donald Trump blasted the National Academies’ climate guide for judges as “political fraud,” ordering a review, while the Academies defended the manual’s scientific integrity.

  3. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 18 sources
    Donald Trump urges review of judges' climate‑science manual

    President Donald Trump demanded a review of the Federal Judicial Center’s climate‑science chapter in its scientific evidence manual, labeling it discredited and ordering officials to investigate, amid prior GOP

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