GOPer Lamar Smith Accuses NOAA Of Ignoring Data In Climate Study

The op-ed is the latest move in Smith's months-long crusade against NOAA. The Republican congressman has issued a subpoena of NOAA scientists' internal communications about the study and has threatened to subpoena the NOAA's parent agency, the Commerce Department, if the NOAA does not turn over the documents. However, the NOAA has continuously refused to turn over the internal documents, citing the importance of the confidentiality of scientists' discussion.
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