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EPA chief Scott Pruitt pushing governmentwide effort to question climate change science

July 2, 2017 /

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The Trump administration is debating whether to launch a governmentwide effort to question the science of climate change, an effort that critics say is an attempt to undermine the long-established consensus human activity is fueling the Earth’s rising temperatures.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who once described the science behind human-caused climate change as a "contrived phony mess," also is involved in the effort, two officials said.

By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin

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