Trump's USDA Tried to Erase Climate Data. This Lawsuit Forced It Back Online.

Trump's USDA tried to erase climate data. This lawsuit forced it back online.

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Farmers sued the USDA over deleted data — and it worked

In February, farmers sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture for removing data related to climate change. The plaintiffs argued that the data was useful for making business decisions, because the changes are real. The USDA is putting the data back. The plaintiffs had sought a court order requiring the department to restore the deleted pages. On Monday, the government said it would oblige. Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District …

USDA reverses course, commits to restore purged climate webpages in response to farmers’ lawsuit

Read the full story from Environmental Working Group. Late Monday night, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reversed course and committed to restore climate-focused webpages purged from its websites after Earthjustice and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY), NRDC (Natural Resources … Continue reading USDA reverses course, commits …