Rebecca Lindsey, managing director of Climate.us.
Climate.us "launched the full version of its new independent, nonprofit climate information website, creating a public-backed home for trusted climate science at a time when access to federal climate resources has become increasingly vulnerable to disruption," according to a June 22, 2026 press release.
The launch was covered by The New York Times (July 23, 2026), which described Climate.us as "an effort by former staff members at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to present climate science previously housed at climate.gov, including data, reports, articles, and congressionally mandated national climate assessments."
NCSE Executive Director Amanda L. Townley explained the importance of climate.gov, saying, "It was literally the translation to the public" of climate data and research, adding, "It wasn't just for scientists or researchers. It was for teachers. It was for the average person." She also noted that the site was responsive to real-life events and misinformation on social media.
"The best solutions to our climate challenges are going to come from a climate literate public," Rebecca Lindsey, previously the managing editor of climate.gov and now the managing director of Climate.us, told the newspaper. She explained that although Climate.us's audience and mission are largely unchanged, the project may broaden to include further information.
Interviewed by NCSE's Paul Oh earlier in 2026 for Reports of the National Center for Science Education, Lindsey remarked, "I feel that what we're doing with Climate.us is basically triage and a bit of treading water so that there's at least a light in the darkness," preserving the content of and expertise behind Climate.gov until "the government comes back to its senses."
Lindsey also emphasized the importance of Climate.us's resources to K-12 science educators: "So having a resource like Climate.gov, and now Climate.us, where they can be sure they can trust the content, that the content is guided by science and scientists, that kind of thing is even more important in disadvantaged areas than wealthier places."
