The White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as the heat wave hits the United States

It is reported that the US Department of Energy deleted about 6,000 pages related to energy conservation as a historic heat wave rips across the country.

The deletion came at a suspicious time, in the wake of Republican anger at Mayor Zahran Mamdani New Yorkers ask To help reduce stress on the network by adjusting it AC to 78 degrees. Republicans like Ted Cruz (who Famous escape Severe weather in his home state), Nikki Haley, and Rep. Nancy Mace (South Carolina) quickly It passedframing the demand as socialism and an act of war on menopausal women (the Republican Party is notoriously friendly to women’s health).

Of course, that’s nice standard Advice during a heat wave. It was Official position From the Department of Energy that Americans should set their thermostats between 75 and 78 degrees republican Governors in deep red states love Texas They’ve issued the same advice in the past — including the current governor Greg Abbott.

The Trump administration’s deletions are broad and indiscriminate. While pages that would support Mamdani’s request to lower thermostats were deleted, pages related to water conservation, types of insulation, and the Solar Decathlon Challenge were also deleted. the Internet Archive Preserve the pages you lost.

Temperatures exceeded 95 degrees for four straight days in New York City, including two days over 100 degrees. These temperatures put a lot of stress on the electrical grid, especially when more people are home over the weekend. Setting thermostats to 78 degrees can help prevent power outages that could leave people without air conditioning and vulnerable to heat.

On average, extreme heat is responsible for More deaths There are more in the United States than floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).