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In Trump's new purge of climate language, even 'resilience' isn't safe


Published on 2025-03-11 05:22:27 - Grist
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  • In his first hours back in the White House in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship." Yet it was immediately clear he was in fact imposing rules on language,

The article from MSN discusses how the Trump administration has continued its efforts to remove climate change-related language from official documents, with a new focus on eliminating the term "resilience." Previously, terms like "climate change" and "adaptation" were targeted, but now even "resilience," which was seen as a less politically charged term, is being scrubbed from federal documents. This move is part of a broader strategy to minimize the acknowledgment of climate change impacts and the need for environmental protection measures. Critics argue that this not only denies the reality of climate change but also hampers efforts to prepare for and mitigate its effects, potentially leaving communities more vulnerable to climate-related disasters. The administration's actions are seen as an attempt to align federal policy with a narrative that downplays the urgency of climate action.

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