EPA Chief Says Public Climate Debate May Be Launched in January

EPA Chief Says Public Climate Debate May Be Launched in January
Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, answers a question during the Concordia Summit in Manhattan, New York, U.S., Sept. 19, 2017. Reuters/Jeenah Moon
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WASHINGTON–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could launch a public debate about climate change as soon as January, Administrator Scott Pruitt said on Thursday, Dec. 7, as the agency reassesses Obama-era initiatives on global warming.

The agency had been working over the past several months to set up a “red team, blue team” debate on the science relating to man-made climate change to give the public a “real-time review of questions and answers around this issue of CO2,” Pruitt said.