Critics Say Trump Officials' 'Red Team' Climate Review Would Mislead Public

June 26, 2017
Trump administration critics say calls by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and other cabinet officials for a “red team, blue team” approach to refine climate change science would mislead the public because scientific findings already undergo a rigorous peer-review process and the new approach would give unwarranted weight to claims made by a small percentage of climate skeptics. Under the plan -- which is sometimes used in the military or private companies -- a “blue team” of scientists would present the...


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