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Referred to. this is an agency that aside from the national weather service does a ton of climate work. >> a ton. >> and there has been from the moment the trump administration took over worries about precisely this. would they be able to maintain their scientific integrity and independence amidst pressure and we've seen them do things at epa, usda and they've moved some client scientists out of washington to get rid of them. does this concern you? about the future of noah? >> absolutely. absolutely. these storms are getting more and more severe. we've seen five category fives in the last thre...

We're back with our earth matters series. the environmental protection agency has raised some eyebrows with changes it's made under the trump administration. back in april, climate information was wiped off the epa website saying it needs to reflect the approach of new leadership. and last month, half of the scientists who used to provide guidance on air and water quality were fired from the agency. now scott pruitt is saying the epa's decision may have affected his decision to not ban a harmful pesticide. cnn's rene marsh has more. >> reporter: the environmental protection agency with adminis...

There's some good news. at least if it's temporary stop. actually medicare and medicaid operations, those employees will be the bulk of people who will be working in this department come monday if the shutdown does occur. >> they're part of the so-called essential bunch. all right, kate bolduan, thank you. a shutdown would also affect other scientific organizations doing work important to all of us. for example, the environmental protection agency would stop monitoring pollution and issuing environmental impact statements. clean-up work would also stop at toxic waste sites. imagine that. res...

Precipitation and heavy snowfall and not to say this is global warming but a that's what we're disagreeing we get t we get it in. we pay for it, the taxpayers pay for this government agency. odds are it is going to recommend some kind of action that will raise my taxes or raise the cost of energy. odds are pretty strong, right? >> first of all it's a scientific agency, not making recommendations about patchy pot will bring together the best scientists the government has and best data so everybody can see it, it's transparent and efficient. if you're a businessman thinking about perhaps buildin...