In the category: Of course they did

Some people call it streamlining government.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt last year oversaw a series of efforts to remove references and information regarding climate change from the agency's website, according to a report from The Associated Press.

Pruitt zeroed in on former President Obama's move to lower carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, according to the report.

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Data on climate change was removed and the search results for "Clean Power Plan" were removed from the website.

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Since taking over as administrator in February, Pruitt has reshaped the EPA's agenda, with a heavy focus on rolling back initiatives from the Obama administration.

He has also moved to downsize the EPA.
  The Hill

The Centers for Disease is rolling back its epidemic prevention programs in 39 out of 49 countries due to a lack of funding, The Washington Post reported Friday.

Government officials told The Post that staffers abroad began receiving instructions about two weeks ago to start downsizing activities aimed at preventing epidemics.

Starting in October 2019, the CDC will only focus on 10 “priority countries”: India, Thailand, Vietnam, Jordan, Kenya, Uganda, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Guatemala.

Countries that will see scaled-back efforts include Congo, Haiti, Rwanda and China, all nations that are considered hot spots for potential epidemics.

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A coalition of health groups, representing more than 200 organizations and companies, called for Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to reconsider cutting the funding in a letter Monday.

  The Hill

The acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has stripped an office devoted to lending discrimination of its enforcement power, according to an email released Thursday.

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The decision enraged the CFPB’s progressive backers, who supported former Director Richard Cordray and his aggressive actions against lenders suspected of wrongdoing.

Cordray himself panned the “CFPB squatter leadership” for “interfering” with crucial bureau work.

“We took on tough cases about redlining and other violations,” Cordray tweeted. “Some don’t like it but it is the Law of the Land.”

Mulvaney and his staff insisted the restructuring is simply a matter of streamlining the CFPB while still cracking down on racial discrimination.

  The Hill

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has effectively shuttered an office established under former President Obama to increase the accessibility of legal aid to needy Americans, according to a new report.

People familiar with the matter told The New York Times that the Office for Access to Justice has seen its staff leave the office over the past few months and its acting director, Maha Jweied, step down from the department.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions can’t officially close the office without informing Congress, but can reallocate its resources to other divisions.

  The Hill

Yeah, that'll do the job.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.