NOAA Stiff-Arms House Science Committee Subpoena Questioning "Hiatus" Study

Inside Climate News: Citing confidentiality and the integrity of the scientific process, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) chose not to turn over all the documents demanded in a subpoena from the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

The committee, which oversees federally-funded scientific research, had issued its subpoena seeking "all documents and communications" related to a recent NOAA study that disputes the global warming "hiatus,” a concept favored by those who deny climate science because it indicated global warming had paused or slowed since 1998.

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