WASHINGTON. D.C. – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) released the following statement today regarding EPA’s Endangerment Finding:

“It’s unsurprising and disappointing that the EPA has decided to push through the Endangerment finding based purely on political calculations and not based on science.   Earlier this year, EPA set up internal barriers to stifle dissent and is now ignoring serious accusations against the science upon which the endangerment finding is based.

“In the face of new questions surrounding the accuracy of the IPCC Report, one key question that remains unanswered is whether EPA has actually conducted a legitimate investigation of the emails.  EPA’s decision to move forward without an investigation is undermined by the decisions of the IPCC, Hadley CRU, the MET office, and Penn State to conduct their own investigations of the very serious questions raised by Climategate.”

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