Agency: DHS

Date	Action	Agency	Explanation	Scientists Affected	Summary
2019-02-19	FEMA Science Panel Unofficially Suspended	DHS, Federal, White House	Personnel Changes	Climate, Other	The Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) — a scientific panel charged with advising the Federal Emergency Management Agency — has not met in almost 5 months. During that period, TMAC has lacked a quorum, reportedly because the White House and Department of Homeland Security have delayed issuing security clearances to new members.
2018-07-17	Impacts of Climate Change Downplayed by FEMA	DHS, Federal	Bias and Misrepresentation, Government Censorship	Climate	The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not discuss climate change in its After Action Report on the 2017 hurricane season. Speaking about the report, FEMA’s Deputy Administrator for Resilience appeared to suggest that climate change is a natural phenomenon, stating “the climate shifts, it changes over time.”
2018-03-15	References “Climate Change” Removed from FEMA Documents	DHS, Federal	Government Censorship	Climate	The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a new strategic plan in which all references to “climate change” and “global warming” have been removed.
2017-05-23	DHS’s FY18 Budget Cut by Trump Administration	DHS, Federal	Budget Cuts	Climate, Other	The Trump administration’s FY 2018 budget proposed an 11% cut in funding for DHS programs supporting climate and other environmental research.