Climate change has claimed lives and upended livelihoods in every region of the United States, but its severe toll has prompted parts of the country to respond faster and more creatively than ever, according to a major government report.
The removal of the scientist, Michael Kuperberg, was part of an effort in the final months of the Trump administration to thwart the National Climate Assessment.
Lack of a current, national rainfall database means some states are using outdated data - some as much as 60 years old - as they design new roads, bridges and dams. That's a dangerous problem as the climate changes.
A Trump administration official, claiming the imprimatur of the White House, has posted a series of papers questioning the established science of climate change.
The White House repeatedly attempted to thwart the country’s premier climate science document, one meant to steer policy for years. Scientists got in the way.
