>“We view it both important and with precedent to rebut an incorrect scientific claim made in the DOE report,” Santer said.
>“Setting the record straight in the peer-reviewed literature is particularly important when demonstrably incorrect scientific claims are made in official government reports.”
>…The authors say they’re especially concerned because arguments like this don’t just stay in scientific debates.
>They can be pulled into legal and regulatory fights, where the stakes include vehicle emissions rules, power plant standards, and other climate-related policy tools.
>…Even if most people never read a technical DOE report, the timing matters. The DOE report appeared the same day the EPA proposed reversing the endangerment finding, a core decision that allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants that endanger public health and welfare.
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>“We view it both important and with precedent to rebut an incorrect scientific claim made in the DOE report,” Santer said.
>“Setting the record straight in the peer-reviewed literature is particularly important when demonstrably incorrect scientific claims are made in official government reports.”
>…The authors say they’re especially concerned because arguments like this don’t just stay in scientific debates.
>They can be pulled into legal and regulatory fights, where the stakes include vehicle emissions rules, power plant standards, and other climate-related policy tools.
>…Even if most people never read a technical DOE report, the timing matters. The DOE report appeared the same day the EPA proposed reversing the endangerment finding, a core decision that allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gases as pollutants that endanger public health and welfare.