From records of food insecurity (#hunger) to the costs of natural disasters to the causes of infant mortality, (and others) the federal government is no longer recording and preserving data on significant national risks and policies.

#economy #climate #climatepolicy #dataretention #nationaldatabases #infantmortality #pollution

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/trump-administration-deleting-data

The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans

This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come

The Guardian