AGs urge removal of climate science section from National Academies’ manual

(The Center Square) – Following the victory of removing a climate chapter from the Federal Judicial Center’s manual, 21 state attorney generals are urging the National Academy of Sciences to remove a climate science section from the academies’ manual, expressing their concern over tax money promoting various partisan ideology in the organization.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen – who is leading the charge of his 20 fellows – told The Center Square: “It is unacceptable that the National Academies continue to allow the climate science chapter to remain in circulation, especially when taxpayer dollars are used to support their work.

“When biased theories are presented to judges as fact and neutral reference tools, it compromises judicial impartiality and can tip the scale on pending litigation,” Knudsen said.

“I expect a clear explanation for why it has not been withdrawn and how they plan to prevent biased ideologies in future editions,” Knudsen said.

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