Federal Agencies Remove Climate, LGBT+ Content

In the early days of the Trump administration, several federal agencies have removed or altered content related to climate change and LGBT+ issues on their websites to align with the administration's policies. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered the removal of climate change references from its websites, impacting resources such as the Forest Service's wildfire assessments and USDA's Climate Hubs. Similarly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) took down pages about health disparities among LGBT+ youth. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also removed climate change information from its homepage, relegating it to less prominent sections. These actions are part of broader efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle environmental protections and shift away from clean energy initiatives, including withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. The changes have sparked concern and criticism from public health and environmental advocates.