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A new report from the Trump administration, released by the Department of Energy (DOE) to justify rolling back environmental regulations, has been criticized by climate experts for being filled with misinformation. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to undo the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which currently allows regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. The DOE’s report contends that climate concerns are overstated, a claim dismissed by prominent scientists like Michael Mann, who compared it to chatbot-generated content from fossil fuel industry websites.
The report was authored by five scientists with fringe viewpoints and lacked peer review, failing to meet standard scientific scrutiny. Experts like Naomi Oreskes criticized it as a pseudoscientific justification for the administration’s fossil fuel agenda, contrasting it sharply with the IPCC’s comprehensive and peer-reviewed climate assessments, which declare human activity unequivocally responsible for global warming.
The DOE defended its report by claiming it critically assesses ongoing scientific inquiries, but leading climate scientists highlighted its tendency to selectively use data, thus misrepresenting the broader scientific consensus. Critics noted that it downplays serious matters like ocean acidification and severe climate events, questioning its legitimacy and reliability. Overall, the report is seen as an attempt to promote fossil fuel interests over public health and environmental concerns, further fueling skepticism and debate around climate policy under the Trump administration.
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Legit Climate Scientists Slam Trump EPA Report as a “Farce” and an Embarrassment
