National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
8 hours ago
- #Judicial System
- #Climate Change
- #Scientific Evidence
- Judges often face cases involving scientific information beyond their expertise.
- The Federal Judicial Center and NAS collaborate on the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence to aid judges.
- The 4th edition includes a controversial chapter on climate change for the first time.
- Republican politicians and red-state attorneys general opposed the climate chapter, leading to its removal from the manual.
- The NAS, which produces the manual, was then pressured to remove the chapter from its library.
- Attorneys general accused the NAS of 'one-sided advocacy' and 'judicial indoctrination'.
- The climate chapter supports the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming and the need for emission reductions.
- The chapter cites experts involved in climate lawsuits, drawing criticism for perceived bias.