WikiLeaks wants any climate change data that Trump is ignoring
WikiLeaks wants your scientific data.
In a post Wednesday, the secret leaking organization asked for data that might get swept under the rug by the President Donald Trump administration.
For scientists, the new presidency may signal a difficult period for research, especially as Trump continues to align himself with climate deniers.
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Scientists working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were placed under gag orders, though the USDA order was lifted after a public outcry condemned it.
Those two agencies oversee many government-led studies on climate change, sea level rise, natural disasters and other related issues.
The issue with WikiLeaks' latest plea is that the researchers and collectors of the wanted data might be resistant to share that information with the whistleblowing organization.
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Similar to the climate data request, WikiLeaks asked for information on Trump's tax returns last weekend, another data mine that the public and media have been struggling to obtain and that Trump has refused to share.
If you are a scientist who is worried about your research during the Trump administration, please send an email from your personal account to [email protected].
Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
