Washington, United States (Enmaeya News) — The Trump administration has made 632 major changes to government environmental websites during its first 100 days in office, a 70% increase over the 371 changes made during the same period of Trump’s first term, according to a report from the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI).
EDGI, a nonprofit network of researchers, tracks how government websites change over time and preserves environmental information for public use. The group defines “major changes” as alterations that significantly affect the content, focus, or links on a page.
The report found that the administration’s most frequent targets were environmental justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. On January 20, Trump signed an executive order eliminating programs, offices, and positions related to these issues, which had been a priority under the Biden administration.
Within the first month, the Council on Environmental Quality’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool and nine similar tools across other agencies were removed. These tools had been used to identify disadvantaged communities and direct climate program benefits to them.
Climate change information was also altered or removed, though less consistently. The federal climate research website globalchange.gov was shut down, while EPA’s main climate site remains online, providing scientific data and advice for the public.
NOAA’s climate.gov ceased publishing new content after its 10-person staff was terminated. The site, which tracks weather patterns, drought, and greenhouse gas emissions, had nearly one million monthly visitors.
Gretchen Gehrke, EDGI co-founder, expressed concern about the removals. “I am surprised by the extent of the removal of information about environmental justice,” Gehrke said. “Websites are the primary means by which the government communicates with the public, and good information is essential for democracy.”
The report notes that EDGI tracked fewer pages in 2025 than in 2017 — 4,429 versus over 25,000 — yet still recorded more changes, highlighting the scale of the effort.
A White House spokesperson said the changes reflect agencies “refocusing on their core missions and shifting away from ideological activism.”
