Sen. Whitehouse’s Call for Climate Inquisition Undermines Scientific Research

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) questions Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington on Jan. 16, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Commentary

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is hostile to open debate over climate science and policy.