climate change, USDA and Purge

Farmers sue USDA after agency deletes climate change data
The lawsuit says the Agriculture Department is hindering farmers from using the data to make “agricultural decisions” while they also face a recent funding freeze.
USDA Faces Lawsuit Over Purge of Climate Change Information
The US Department of Agriculture is facing a legal challenge over its move to wipe out information on climate change from its websites.
Farmers Sue Agriculture Department Over 'Purge' of Climate Information
Farmers dealing with extreme weather and other climate impacts say the Agriculture Department has removed important data and resources from its website.
Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.
Farmers sue Trump USDA over deletion of 'vital' information
Climate defenders and farmers sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday over "the U.S. Department of Agriculture's unlawful purge of climate-related policies, guides, datasets, and resources from its websites.
Environmental groups sue Trump’s USDA over purge of climate change records
The Department of Agriculture ordered staff shortly after Trump returned to power to rank webpages by how heavily they focused on climate change.

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USDA restores $19 million in HBCU scholarships after judge blocks Trump order
The federal government has reopened a multimillion-dollar scholarship program for historically Black colleges and ...
Donald Trump broke the law by removing climate change references from USDA websites, lawsuit alleges
The Trump administration faces a new lawsuit over its removal of federal webpages that farmers relied on to help them adapt ...
Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s funding freeze
One office in the Agriculture Department show how efforts to comply with Trump’s DEI order have halted some grant payments, ...
Ag Briefs: USDA says it will release $20M in frozen farmer funds
Butter themed license plates? Listeria outbreak in nursing homes? $20M in frozen farmer funds released? Check out these ...
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Ag Secretary Rollins addresses USDA layoffs, talks strategy moving forward
The Secretary of Agriculture says the USDA is working to reinstate critical department employees following sweeping layoffs.
USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and ...
DOGE cancels Topeka lease for empty USDA office that was 'a huge waste of money'
After DOGE canceled a lease for USDA's Risk Management Agency regional office in Topeka, the building owner called it an ...
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Ag Secretary says USDA’s strategy to control avian influenza is expected this week
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the USDA will unveil the department’s plans to address highly pathogenic avian ...
USDA launches review at University of Maine over transgender sports policy after Trump-Gov. Mills blowup
Federal agencies launched reviews into the University of Maine's Title IX policies after a tense exchange between President ...
USDA employee says she was unjustly laid off
Former USDA employee claims wrongful termination amid mass layoffs.A Queensbury resident, Jackie Adler, alleges she was ...