Story highlights EPA employees were told to stop posting on social media

Washington (CNN) The Trump administration is examining the website of the Environmental Protection Agency to determine which information will remain, underscoring concerns that climate change and other scientific data might be removed.

EPA employees have also been instructed not to release press releases, publish blog posts or post anything on social media. It's part of a crackdown by the new administration that seems to be especially felt at the EPA and the Interior Department, leaving some employees "terrified."

EPA spokesperson Doug Erickson said the objective of the website review is to have an agency page that reflects the new administration's policies.

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"We are not passing judgment on science," he said.

Asked if climate change data on the EPA site would be removed because it doesn't reflect the ideas of the new administration, Erickson responded, "you can speculate that if you want but I didn't say that. I am only saying we are reviewing the website to make sure material on it reflects the new administration."

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