The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has quietly rewritten its climate-change pages, removing or downplaying the scientific consensus that human emissions of greenhouse gases are the dominant cause of current global warming. Under pressure from US President Donald Trump, climate science is being rewritten step by step, and some essential aspects on the EPA’s website have been deleted.
An American climate scientist discovered this by chance while searching for a specific page with a graph that, at a glance, showed that natural factors cannot explain global warming. The graph had disappeared… and also other data – indicators of sea-level rise and heatwaves, for instance – had been deleted.
‘Contradicts all available evidence’
The corrections and omissions are alarming and indicative of scientific denial, experts say. They align with a broader second-term Trump strategy to recast climate change as natural, not human-driven, politically reposition federal science agencies, and weaken the legal foundation for climate regulations (e.g., the EPA’s Endangerment Finding).
Scientists widely describe these actions as misinformation, censorship, or deliberate distortion, because the scientific consensus is unequivocal: humans are the primary cause of the rapid warming seen since the mid-20th century.
“The new, almost exclusive emphasis on natural causes of climate change completely contradicts all available evidence,” drought expert Daniel Swain of the University of California emphasized on social media.
Political move
Rewriting science is a political move with real regulatory consequences. EPA information is the official basis and trusted source for federal environmental policy. Altering foundational scientific explanations can weaken or eliminate climate regulations.
Removing data and graphs undermines transparency and scientific integrity within government institutions. Internationally, it signals a retreat from global climate cooperation and evidence-based policy.
‘Adjustments’
The EPA ‘adjustments’ sharply divide public opinion. A majority of Americans believe climate change is real and primarily caused by humans. They support climate action and renewable energy.
Democrats & Left-Leaning Independents strongly oppose the EPA changes. They view them as anti-science, dangerous, and politically motivated, and fear that government manipulation of science undermines public trust.
Among Republicans, however, many support the edits and believe the previous climate messaging was exaggerated or politically biased. Younger Republicans, however, show more concern about climate change than older ones. They are far more climate-aware and concerned, and likely to view the edits as misleading and harmful.
Older and more conservative Americans tend to be more skeptical of human-caused warming and more likely to support EPA’s move. They usually emphasize economic stability over environmental regulation.
