WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency has deleted references to fossil fuels, the primary driver of global warming, from its public webpage explaining the causes of climate change. The updated page now highlights only natural factors such as volcanic activity, changes in the Earth’s orbit, and solar variations, despite overwhelming scientific consensus that nearly all recent warming is due to human activity.
Climate scientists and former EPA officials say the revisions are misleading and remove essential public information that educators, researchers, and communities frequently rely on. Several links to climate-impact resources are now broken, and archived materials redirect to nonfunctional pages. University of California climate scientist Daniel Swain said the revised page is “completely wrong” and no longer provides accurate or accessible data.
EPA spokesperson Brigit Hirsch defended the changes, saying the Trump administration is “focused on protecting human health and the environment while Powering the Great American Comeback,” and rejected what she called a “climate cult.” Former Republican EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman criticized the move, arguing that ignoring the problem “doesn’t make it go away.”
Nearly 100% of current warming is caused by human activity, according to scientific bodies including the National Academy of Sciences. Experts said removing fossil fuel explanations undermines public understanding at a time when accurate climate information is critical.
MBFC rates the EPA as Right-Biased with Mixed factual reliability due to leadership-driven climate messaging that conflicts with established scientific consensus.
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