Scientists are criticizing two key documents from the Trump administration that challenge the idea that climate change endangers the public. The documents from the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy argue that climate change’s impact is unclear and that U.S. cuts to greenhouse gas emissions have little global effect. Most of the scientists who responded to questions from The Associated Press said the reports misuse or misinterpret their work. A common critique was that the documents cherry-pick information to downplay climate change’s severity. When asked to grade the documents, those surveyed most frequently gave the work an F.
Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding
