Markey asks Trump to avoid 'illegal retaliation' of DOE staff

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is urging President-elect Donald Trump to avoid launching a “political witch hunt” against Department of Energy (DOE) staff that worked on climate change issues, in response to a questionnaire the Trump transition team sent to the department last week that sought the names of such employees. Dawn Reeves of InsideEPA/climate reports that Markey in a Dec. 9 letter to Trump says he is alarmed by news of the document and warns, “If any of...