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| Badlands on Twitter: US park climate change tweets deleted | |
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| A US national park has posted a series of tweets about climate change that were later deleted. | A US national park has posted a series of tweets about climate change that were later deleted. |
| "Today, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years. #climate," said one of the tweets. | "Today, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years. #climate," said one of the tweets. |
| The posts by Badlands National Park in South Dakota were widely shared but had all been removed by Tuesday evening. | The posts by Badlands National Park in South Dakota were widely shared but had all been removed by Tuesday evening. |
| The National Park Service shut its own Twitter operation briefly on Friday after an apparent clampdown. | The National Park Service shut its own Twitter operation briefly on Friday after an apparent clampdown. |
| The park service had retweeted photos about turnout at President Donald Trump's inauguration. | The park service had retweeted photos about turnout at President Donald Trump's inauguration. |
| But the accounts were reactivated the next day after an apology for "mistaken" retweets. | But the accounts were reactivated the next day after an apology for "mistaken" retweets. |
| Since then the park service tweets have been about park news and scenery, but on Tuesday afternoon, the South Dakota park started posting tweets about climate science data. | Since then the park service tweets have been about park news and scenery, but on Tuesday afternoon, the South Dakota park started posting tweets about climate science data. |
| President Trump has previously called climate change a hoax and the White House deleted the climate change policies on its website on the day of the inauguration. | President Trump has previously called climate change a hoax and the White House deleted the climate change policies on its website on the day of the inauguration. |
| The park service could not be reached for comment. | The park service could not be reached for comment. |
| Meanwhile, a media blackout has been introduced at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the Associated Press news agency. | Meanwhile, a media blackout has been introduced at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the Associated Press news agency. |
| It bans staff from awarding new contracts or posting on any of the agency's social media accounts, | It bans staff from awarding new contracts or posting on any of the agency's social media accounts, |
| The main EPA account has not posted anything since 19 January, a day before Mr Trump's inauguration. | The main EPA account has not posted anything since 19 January, a day before Mr Trump's inauguration. |