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November 11, 2020

Trump Administration Removes Scientist Overseeing National Climate Assessment
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The Trump administration has removed the top scientist overseeing the
government's research on climate change. The New York Times reports
Michael Kuperberg was told last Friday he will no longer lead the team
producing the National Climate Assessment - the quadrennial report
produced by hundreds of scientists across 13 federal agencies. The 2018
report found climate change threatens human health, will lead to
ever-more extreme weather conditions and could shrink the U.S. economy
by as much as 10% by the end of the century.


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