washington/chicago u.s. president donald trump administration move since take office last week curb flow information several government agencies involve environmental issue action may design discourage dissent view employees environmental protection agency interior department department agriculture department health human service hhs see directives newly mint leadership seek limit communicate public accord multiple source move reinforce concern trump climate change doubter could seek sideline scientific research show carbon dioxide emissions burn fossil fuel contribute global warm well career staffers agencies conduct much research agencies affect action input issue relate environment involve various efforts relate climate change include effect natural resources human health tuesday source epa say staff tell members trump administration speak reporters publish press release blog post social media epa staff also ask publicize talk conferences webinars plan next 60 days staffer say ask name ask epa gag white house press secretary sean spic say tuesday know ... look ... think surprise go review policies info time agency also ask white house monday temporarily halt contract grant pending review accord multiple source epa award billions dollars worth grant contract every year support program around environmental test cleanups research epa staff review grant contract information incoming transition team epa spokeswoman julia valentine say statement goal complete grant contract review close business friday jan. 27 environmental group react outrage new york attorney general eric schneiderman say reaction freeze office examine legal options ensure epa meet obligations keep state air water safe u.s. department agriculture employees monday also inform memo see reuters communications media approve administration social media post review managers remove reference policy priorities initiatives previous administration department meanwhile disavow another email send monday scientific research unit order suspension release public-facing document include news release photos say send without permission include ban publication peer-reviewed scientific paper officials hhs also receive memo order send correspondence public officials instead must refer request information senior leaders anything receive instructions white house staff policies accord source read memo last week staff interior department tell stop post twitter employee retweeted post relatively low attendance trump inauguration issue climate change civil right disappear white house website department since resume tweet though tweet delete tuesday badlands national park locate south dakota part department interior post series tweet climate change today amount carbon dioxide atmosphere high time last 650,000 years climate one tweet read tuesday afternoon tweet go national park service official say tweet post badlands national park account former employee authorize use park tell remove tweet choose realize account compromise official say national park service social media managers encourage use twitter post public safety park information content relate national policy issue official say trump promise promote oil drill mine cut regulation include target former president barack obama initiative combat climate change trump also suggest pull unite state global pact climate change sign nearly 200 countries last year trump nominees run epa interior department agriculture oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt representative ryan zinke montana former georgia governor sonny perdue respectively await senate confirmation trump draw heavily energy industry lobby pro-drilling think tank build team charge prepare epa new leadership accord list newly introduce 10-member team see reuters monday epa spokesman immediately respond request comment trump administration seek muzzle u.s. agency employees