Should the EPA Restore & Maintain Info About Climate Change On its Website? (H.R. 5552)
Do you support or oppose this bill?
What is H.R. 5552?
(Updated August 16, 2021)
This bill — the Climate Change is Real Act — would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reinstate information about climate change that was removed or redacted from the EPA website since the inauguration of President Donald Trump within 30 days of enactment. The EPA would be required to maintain information acknowledging the impact of human activities on climate and the planet, links to assist local governments in preparing for rising temperatures and more severe weather, and detailed descriptions of climate change risks.
Argument in favor
The Trump EPA was wrong to take certain information about climate change off of its website and Congress needs to ensure that it’s restored.
Argument opposed
Congress has more important things to do than micromanaging the websites of federal agencies which should be run according to the administration's wishes.
Impact
Visitors to the EPA website looking for climate change information; the EPA; and Congress.
Cost of H.R. 5552
A CBO cost estimate is unavailable.
Additional Info
In-Depth: Sponsoring Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced this bill to reinstate information about climate change to the EPA website:
“The EPA’s dangerous censorship of facts is incredibly alarming and contrary to the agency’s mission to protect our environment and public health. This legislation is an important step to protecting the credibility of the EPA and their mission.”
Media:
Summary by Eric Revell
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