The Trump administration has stopped promoting government-funded research into how higher temperatures can damage crops and pose health risks. The Trump administration has refused to publicize dozens of government-funded studies that carry warnings about the effects of climate change, defying a longstanding practice of touting such findings by the Agriculture Department’s acclaimed in-house scientists. The research examined the wide-ranging effects of rising carbon dioxide, increasing temperatures and volatile weather.
By Helena Bottemiller Evich. Politico. June 23, 2019.