Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.

nytimes.comPublished: 5/12/2025

Summary

"The U.S. government has begun restoring deleted pages from the USDA’s OpenAGRE platform. A lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs seeking a court order to restore the deleted material, and the department has already started the restoration process, planning to complete it in approximately two weeks. Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Stein praised the department for recognizing and addressing its unlawful actions in purging climate-change-related information."