Transition: DOE rejects Trump requests to name climate staff

December 13, 2016
The Energy Department (DOE) has rejected requests from the Trump transition team to turn over the names of personnel who worked on climate issues, a move that will likely provide some relief to staff at EPA and other agencies who fear they could also be targets of the new administration given its opposition to addressing the issue. A DOE spokesman told the Washington Post that the request left many of the department's staff “unsettled,” while he emphasized that “we...


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