Dozens of veteran climate scientists are publicly challenging a Trump administration report that downplays climate change's severity. The report, authored by researchers known for climate skepticism, was used to justify deregulation. Scientists are authoring a public comment to counter the report's misrepresentations and the administration's removal of climate assessments from federal websites. The National Academy of Sciences is also launching a review of climate science findings since 2009. Critics highlight the report's lack of peer review and its misrepresentation of existing research, accusing the administration of promoting fossil fuels and ignoring established climate science.

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