National park officials were told climate change was "sensitive." So they removed it from a key planning report

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Shogren, Elizabeth (author)
    Format:
    Article
    Publication Date:
    2018-09-10
    URL:
    https://www.revealnews.org/article/national-park-officials-were-told-climate-change-was-sensitive-so-they-removed-it-from-a-key-planning-report
    Published:
    USA: Center for Investigative Reporting, Emoryville, California.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10286
    Subject Term:
    censorship, communication barriers, environment, government policies, information control, information issues, public information, risk communication, freedom of information, climate change, research issues, research priorities, and parks
    Notes:
    Via online from the "Reveal" section of the Center website. 5 pages., Regional officials of the National Park Service "scrubbed all mentions of climate change from a key planning document for a New England national park after they were warned to avoid "sensitive language that may raise eyebrows."

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