Dem backs state AGs in climate probes

The Hill: A House Democrat is coming to the defense of liberal state attorneys general in their climate change investigations and slamming Republicans for investigating the matter.

Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) called the investigation by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Science Committee, a “fishing expedition disguised as oversight.”

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) was one of the subjects of Smith’s investigation, in which the congressman demanded documents from 17 attorneys general about their agreement to cooperate on certain climate change matters.

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