The AP reports White House edits CDC climate testimony. "The White House severely edited congressional testimony given Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the impact of climate change on health, removing specific scientific references to potential health risks, according to two sources familiar with the documents."
The document went from an original 14 pages to four. It was six pages as presented to the Senate committee. "The deletions directed by the White House included details on how many people might be adversely affected because of increased warming and the scientific basis for some of the CDC's analysis on what kinds of diseases might be spread in a warmer climate and rising sea levels, according to one official who has seen the original version."
"The White House in the past has said it has only sought to provide a balanced view of the climate issue." Someone should explain to them that that is what good science is. It takes the different views, gathers data to figure out what is actually happening and reports on it. When it's allowed to.
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