With President-elect Trump's stance on climate change and science, over 50,000 scientists and advocates call on Congress to prioritize scientific integrity during cabinet confirmations and oversight of the incoming administration.
With a president-elect who has called the climate crisis a 'hoax' and vowed to gut fossil fuel drilling regulations poised to take office in one week, more than 50,000 scientists and advocates on Monday implored U.S. lawmakers to consider the incoming administration's 'respect for science' as they vote on Cabinet nominees and provide oversight of the Trump White House over the next four years.
Doug Burgum, an oil drilling proponent, for interior secretary; fracking firm CEO Chris Wright for energy secretary; and former Rep. Lee Zeldin , who repeatedly voted against Clean Air Act standards, as EPA administrator. 'Agency leaders must respond effectively to a variety of threats, from cyberattacks to hurricanes and pandemics,' reads the letter, signed by the Endangered Species Coalition, Greenpeace USA, and the National Resources Defense Council.
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