Republicans give platform to climate science deniers at hearing on biodiversity
by Emily Holden in Washington from Environment | The Guardian on (#4FP74)
Conservative members of Congress called on climate change deniers at hearing on endangered species
The climate crisis has become a top issue among Democrats running for president. But many Republican lawmakers are still resistant to the science showing global heating is a serious, manmade problem.
When Democrats in control of the House scheduled a hearing for international scientists to explain their warnings that humans are critically wounding biodiversity on Wednesday, conservative members of Congress called on career climate science deniers to testify alongside them.
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