Fired Climate.gov Federal Employees Resurrect Website on Their Own Dime

See, they didn’t need federal funding after all.

Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump

Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission

Eric Holthaus Sat 30 Aug 2025 20.00 AEST

Earlier this summer, access to climate.gov – one of the most widely used portals of climate information on the internet – was thwarted by the Trump administration, and its production team was fired in the process.

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Now, a team of climate communication experts – including many members of the former climate.gov team – is working to resurrect its content into a new organization with an expanded mission....