Trump administration dismisses authors of key climate report

The Trump administration told scientists writing a congressionally mandated climate report that it was “releasing” them from their roles and that the report’s scope was being reevaluated, in an email sent Monday and seen by The Washington Post.

Hundreds of authors contributing to the National Climate Assessment — a report documenting climate change in the United States that has been published every four to five years since 2000 — will pause work on the next report, which was planned for release by 2028. It could be delayed, or written in a way that downplays climate change, or not done at all, climate experts said.