White House Deletes Energy Pages Amid Heatwave, Republican Outrage
During a historic heatwave, the US Department of Energy reportedly deleted approximately 6,000 pages related to energy conservation, including information on water conservation and insulation. This action followed Republican criticism of a New York City mayor’s request for residents to set their air conditioning to 78 degrees to reduce strain on the electrical grid. Despite this advice being standard during extreme heat and previously supported by the Department of Energy and Republican governors, the deletions were framed by some Republicans as socialist overreach. The Internet Archive has since preserved the lost pages.
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