The White House repeatedly attempted to thwart the country’s premier climate science document, one meant to steer policy for years. Scientists got in the way.
Michael Kuperberg was told he would no longer oversee the National Climate Assessment. The job is expected to go to a climate-change skeptic, according to people familiar with the changes.
The move wipes away four separate directives and policy manuals aimed at showing department employees how to minimize the environmental impact of activities on federal land and in federal waters.
