Trump administration won't publish major climate change report on NASA website
Trump administration won't publish major climate change report on NASA website

The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, with the central claim supported by multiple sources. The headline and opening sentence suggest a negative framing of the Trump administration's actions regarding climate change reports, indicating a moderate bias. Some claims are not directly verifiable within the provided sources, but the core narrative appears to be consistent across them.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim:** The Trump administration won't publish a major climate change report on the NASA website.
- Verification Source #1, #2, and #3 support this claim.
- Claim:** The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports.
- Verification Source #1, #2, and #3 support the claim that the report will not be published on the NASA website as promised. This could be interpreted as making it harder to find, but the degree of difficulty is not explicitly stated or verified.
- Claim:** NASA previously stated that "All preexisting reports will be hosted on the NASA website, ensuring continuity of reporting."
- Verification Source #1 and #2 directly quote NASA's statement.
- Claim:** Stuart Levenbach, who previously served as NOAA's chief of staff, will join the new administration as an energy official at the Office of Management and Budget.
- Verification Source #5 supports this claim.
- Claim:** The report is a "major climate change report".
- Verification Source #1, #2, and #3 use this description. The significance of the report is implied but not explicitly defined.
- Claim:** Anthropogenic contributions are significant to global climate change.
- Verification Source #4 states that "NASA Global Climate Change presents the state of ... global climate change and that anthropogenic contributions are significant." (2019).
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Agreement:** Verification Source #1, #2, and #3 all agree that the Trump administration will not publish the climate change report on the NASA website as previously indicated by NASA.
- Agreement:** Verification Source #1 and #2 both provide the same quote from NASA regarding hosting preexisting reports.
- Agreement:** Verification Source #5 confirms the appointment of Stuart Levenbach.
- Lack of Coverage:** None of the sources explicitly quantify how much harder it is for people to find the reports. The ABC article implies a negative impact, but this is not directly supported by the provided sources beyond the fact that the report will not be hosted on NASA's website.
- Lack of Coverage:** The specific content or importance of the "major climate change report" is not detailed in the provided sources.