In a troubling move, nearly 400 scientists and experts, including Rachel Cleetus, were dismissed from their roles in contributing to the sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6). This administration decision has been criticized as detrimental to understanding climate change impacts in the US. Cleetus expressed deep disappointment, noting that these reports are essential for outlining the effects of climate change on various sectors. Past actions, including staff cuts at federal climate research programs, hint at a troubling trend of undermining scientific integrity within US climate policy.
Cleetus described the dismissal of its authors as senselessly taking a "hatchet to a crucial and comprehensive US climate science report."
Cleetus said disbanding the authors puts the NCA6 report... in jeopardy and that the administration's further plans were unclear.
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