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Trump Administration Removes Scientist Overseeing National Climate Assessment

HeadlineNov 11, 2020

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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