As soon as Donald Trump was sworn in as president, the official White House website, WhiteHouse.gov, got a speedy makeover — as expected.
The Obama White house’s page on climate change is now gone — archived here for posterity (along with the rest of the Obama-era pages). That page talked about how global warming was a serious challenge to future generations, optimistically touted America’s ability to tackle the problem, and listed dozens of actions the Obama administration has taken to reduce carbon dioxide emissions:
In its place, the Trump administration has put up a page declaring “An America First Energy Plan” that makes no mention at all of climate change — except to note that Trump plans to roll back many of Obama’s climate policies.
Instead, Trump plans to promote more drilling of America’s “estimated $50 trillion in untapped shale, oil, and natural gas reserves, especially those on federal lands.”
