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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Mark Oliver

Scientists decry Trump energy chief’s plan to ‘update’ climate reports: ‘Exactly what Stalin did’

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The US energy secretary, Chris Wright: ‘We will come out with updated reports on those and with comments on those reports.’ Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports.

Wright, a former oil and gas executive, told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins earlier this week that the administration was reviewing national climate assessment reports published by past governments.

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