The Department of Defense (DOD) is spearheading an effort to purge various climate change efforts from its agency. The Pentagon canceled multiple climate change-related studies over the past week, Politico’s E&E News reported Friday.

Those are the orders of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has long rejected climate science. The Pentagon is now on the hunt for anything related to climate change throughout its vast bureaucracy. Thus far,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to end the Pentagon’s climate efforts. Some experts say the move could hurt military readiness