US federal department is censoring use of term 'climate change', emails reveal

Type

Literature

Publication

Milman, O. 2017. US federal department is censoring use of term 'climate change', emails reveal. The Guardian.

Year Published

2017

Description

Staff at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been told to avoid using the term climate change in their work, with the officials instructed to reference “weather extremes” instead.

Geography

Untied States

National

Website

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/07/usda-climate-change-languag…

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