EPA unable to find Scott Pruitt's Alternate Climate Science. Judge unimpressed.

I, citizenschallenge, am unaffiliated with PEER - I share their press release out of my own concerns that too few Americans are aware of the scope of the GOP’s ruthless, unethical, ME FIRST inspired, attacks on climate scientists and their work.  More people need to speak up and support legitimate thoughtful efforts such as those by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

...  Judge Howell chided “EPA’s continued mis-reading of the FOIA request” and for reiterating “already-rejected arguments.” But she did note that PEER had previously “helpfully clarified” the request and directed the parties to “to confer and submit, by noon on July 6, 2018, a joint report regarding the search criteria agreed-to and not agreed-to …”

“PEER is more than willing to help EPA search its own database, although one would think a federal agency should be capable of undertaking such a pursuit without needing guidance from a small non-profit,” (PEER's) Dinerstein added ...

EPA STILL CANNOT FIND PRUITT’S ALTERNATE CLIMATE SCIENCE

https://www.peer.org/news/news-releases/epa-still-cannot-find-pruitt’s-alternate-climate-science.html

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Agency Asks Court for More Time to Develop “an Appropriate Search Methodology”

For Immediate Release: Jul 02, 2018 | Tags: climate, EPA

Contact: Kirsten Stade  (nepeer[at]peer.org)