Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more
Summary
The Trump administration has removed or changed nearly 400 federal datasets on topics like public health, education, and the environment. These changes include deleting data on LGBTQ+ people and stopping updates on key health surveys, which experts say could harm public decision-making.Key Facts
- About 28 federal datasets have been deleted and 338 altered since President Trump began his second term.
- The changes affect data from over 60 government agencies in areas like environment, law enforcement, labor, and health.
- Health datasets are most affected, making up roughly 40% of the altered or deleted collections.
- Several Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveys removed questions about gender identity due to an executive order by President Trump.
- Four important health datasets, including those tracking drug overdoses, have stopped being updated.
- Removal of data could harm efforts to track and respond to epidemics and public health trends.
- Agricultural and education surveys, such as those on farmworker employment and teacher pay, were also deleted or altered.
- Dataindex.us, a group monitoring these changes, warns about losing crucial information needed for public health and policy decisions.
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