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Farmers, green groups sue USDA over ‘unlawful purge’ of climate data

Earthjustice and the Knight First Amendment Institute filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for unlawfully removing climate-related information from its websites, which harms farmers and violates federal laws.
The lawsuit claims the U.S. Department of Agriculture violated the Freedom of Information Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act by deleting crucial resources.
Organizations like the Natural Resources Defense Council emphasize that denying access to climate data undermines farming and threatens food security as farmers face extreme weather challenges.
Farmers need access to climate data to adapt to changing weather conditions, as stated by a representative from Earthjustice.

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The Daily Boulder

Farmers Sue Trump Administration Over Removal of Climate Data from USDA Websites

Farmers and environmental groups are suing the Trump administration for removing critical climate-related data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) websites. The lawsuit claims the USDA unlawfully took down policies, guides, datasets, and resources related to climate change without giving prior notice, as required by law. It argues the department did not follow proper procedures when making the changes and failed to meet its legal re…

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The Hill

Farmers, green groups sue USDA over ‘unlawful purge’ of climate data

Farmers and green groups sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday for an “unlawful purge” of climate data from its website. “This lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s unlawful purge of climate-related policies, guides, datasets, and resources from its websites, without any advance notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, without engaging…

6 days ago·Washington, United States

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Inquisitr

Farmers Sue Trump’s USDA Over Missing ‘Vital’ Information—What’s Really at Stake?

Judicial troubles of President Donald Trump are not going away soon. He has recently been sued by farmers and environmental groups for deleting crucial data off of the USDA website

7 days ago·United States

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The Washington Post

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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.

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." The complaint was filed in the Southern District of New York by Earthjustice and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University on behalf of the Environmental Working Group (EWG), Natural Resources Defense Coun…

7 days ago·Washington, United States

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Newsweek

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.

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