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    Donald Trump to completely turn off EPA's data service

    http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...-a7698736.html

    Donald Trump is to completely shut down one of the government's most important data services.

    The Environmental Protection Agency's Open Data Web service – which stores information on climate change, life cycle assessment, health impact analysis and environmental justice – is to have its funding removed and will no longer be in operation, according to people working on the plan. A pop-up on the site appears to confirm the shutdown, with anyone visiting the Open Data page told that the site will not be operational from Friday.

    Since this story was first published, that message has been updated to read: "The data on this Web site will continue to be available on April 28, 2017". The EPA also tweeted to say that the website wasn't going anywhere and that it is "open, working and not going anywhere", though it seemed to be experiencing occasional outages.

    If the site does go offline, it will mean that citizens will no longer be able to access information on their environment and climate, keeping them from researching potentially fatal changes to their area.

    The service stores data including detailed toxic chemical information, which allows citizens to look up whether there has been a dangerous spill in their area over the last 30 years.

    he funding is likely to have been removed as part of the Trump administration's focus on removing climate and energy safeguards, and undermining much of the work of the EPA.

    The service will go dark on Friday, according to contractors and notes on the government's website, bringing an end to the US government's biggest civilian-linked data service. It's not clear whether it will be temporarily halted until more money can be found – potentially in the budget that is leading the US government to head towards a shutdown at the end of the week – or if the shutdown will be permanent, as contractor Bernadette Hyland claimed.
    The news came as the Trump administration announced that the President would be signing a range of new laws that roll back protections on drilling and protections for the environment.

    "This builds on previous executive actions that have cleared the way for job-creating pipelines, innovations in energy production, and reduced unnecessary burden on energy producers," the official said on condition of anonymity.

    On Wednesday, Trump is expected to sign an executive order related to the 1906 Antiquities Act, which enables the president to designate federal areas of land and water as national monuments to protect them from drilling, mining and development, the source said.

    On Friday, Trump is expected to sign an order to review areas available for offshore oil and gas exploration, as well as rules governing offshore drilling.

    The new measures would build on a number of energy- and environment-related executive orders signed by Trump seeking to gut most of the climate change regulations put in place by predecessor President Barack Obama.

    A summary of the forthcoming orders, seen by Reuters, say past administrations "overused" the Antiquities Act, putting more federal areas under protection than necessary.

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    Make America poorer, sicker, and dumber again!!!!!!!
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    At this point, is there anything that is surprising from him?
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    "Rumors about the website http://opendata.epa.gov/ are wrong. It's open, working & not going anywhere. This website & the EPA belong to you."

    "Since this story was first published, that message has been updated to read: "The data on this Web site will continue to be available on April 28, 2017". The EPA also tweeted to say that the website wasn't going anywhere and that it is "open, working and not going anywhere", though it seemed to be experiencing occasional outages."

    So, Fake News?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trollhammer View Post
    "Rumors about the website http://opendata.epa.gov/ are wrong. It's open, working & not going anywhere. This website & the EPA belong to you."
    This is assuming it stays online permanently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Glnger View Post
    Make America poorer, sicker, and dumber again!!!!!!!
    That's basically his plan. So glad they worked their asses off to back it up on other country's servers.

    I'm astounded at anyone that still backs Cheeto at this point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trollhammer View Post
    "Rumors about the website http://opendata.epa.gov/ are wrong. It's open, working & not going anywhere. This website & the EPA belong to you."

    "Since this story was first published, that message has been updated to read: "The data on this Web site will continue to be available on April 28, 2017". The EPA also tweeted to say that the website wasn't going anywhere and that it is "open, working and not going anywhere", though it seemed to be experiencing occasional outages."

    So, Fake News?
    You're aware that the info you listed above is actually in the OP post, right? I would hate to think that you just posted about something without first reading it . . .

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    Don't worry, he's just auditioning to be the villain in one of the 5 Avatar sequels they've got planned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by s_bushido View Post
    Don't worry, he's just auditioning to be the villain in one of the 5 Avatar sequels they've got planned.
    Lol, I could actually see it.

    Did you see Obama is back in the limelight and how much class and poise he brings to wherever he is? Love or hate his policies, the man is a class above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trollhammer View Post
    "Rumors about the website http://opendata.epa.gov/ are wrong. It's open, working & not going anywhere. This website & the EPA belong to you."

    "Since this story was first published, that message has been updated to read: "The data on this Web site will continue to be available on April 28, 2017". The EPA also tweeted to say that the website wasn't going anywhere and that it is "open, working and not going anywhere", though it seemed to be experiencing occasional outages."

    So, Fake News?
    Yes the Trump admin is putting out fake news. Glad you've finally realized that.

    Note how it says the site will be available on the 28th? But makes no mention for the future? Looks like they got caught out trying to shut it down because of their reality denialist boss hoping that noone would notice, and are now scrambling to try and cover it up because everyone did. The original link was this -



    But of course instead of doing what any rational person should be doing which is condemning this action you'll find some way to rationalize it and/or act as an apologist for it.
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    You haven't seen nothing yet, we trumpsters will definitely be getting some cool uniforms soon I hope.

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    Bye, bye USA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alexw View Post
    Yes the Trump admin is putting out fake news. Glad you've finally realized that.

    Note how it says the site will be available on the 28th? But makes no mention for the future? Looks like they got caught out trying to shut it down because of their reality denialist boss hoping that noone would notice, and are now scrambling to try and cover it up because everyone did. The original link was this -


    But of course instead of doing what any rational person should be doing which is condemning this action you'll find some way to rationalize it and/or act as an apologist for it.
    Literally nothing is happening to the site..

    "There must be a way to blame this on the "Alt right!"

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    What do you expect from someone that thinks climate change is a Chinese plot?

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    Cartoon villainy again?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trollhammer View Post
    Literally nothing is happening to the site..

    "There must be a way to blame this on the "Alt right!"
    He never mentioned the Alt Right, you did.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    He never mentioned the Alt Right, you did.
    Shh, didn't your mother teach you to not disturb the projectionist?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    He never mentioned the Alt Right, you did.
    It's alexw, anyone who disagrees is "Alt-reich"

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    Good, the government needs to stay out of the climate business and the EPA is the worst.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alexw View Post
    Yes the Trump admin is putting out fake news. Glad you've finally realized that.

    Note how it says the site will be available on the 28th? But makes no mention for the future? Looks like they got caught out trying to shut it down because of their reality denialist boss hoping that noone would notice, and are now scrambling to try and cover it up because everyone did. The original link was this -



    But of course instead of doing what any rational person should be doing which is condemning this action you'll find some way to rationalize it and/or act as an apologist for it.
    Yup, you got em. Ultimate conspiracy theory. They trying to shuts down da websitez hurrr durrrr

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    Thought this would be something to add to this thread.

    https://futurism.com/governor-louisi...ne-disappears/

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