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Interior nominee Bernhardt lashes back: Scientists ‘not under attack’

By John Siciliano
Published May 18, 2017 4:14pm ET
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Interior nominee Bernhardt lashes back: Scientists ‘not under attack’
"I am certain that scientists at the Department of Interior are not under attack," Bernhardt said in answering questions at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Interior deputy secretary nominee David Bernhardt pushed back Thursday against Democrats’ claims that scientists at the Interior Department are under attack by a hostile administration that opposes science.

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