The Trump Administration reportedly suppressed important information issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
It’s believed that the administration, which was in office for four years, kept the EPA’s Climate Change Indicators page frozen for the duration of its time running the US. The page showed an updated assessment of how the planetary emergency is affecting the country and other parts of the world.
However, the Biden administration finally relaunched the page on Wednesday, May 12, with the data that showed that the country was experiencing more heat waves, that its ocean and lake temperatures were rising and that US coasts are seeing sea levels continue to rise.
It also said that the US wildfire season is peaking earlier, Common Dreams reports. Continue reading.