Energy and Environment

Watchdog group sues government over climate study

By Kyle Feldscher
Published December 22, 2015 8:36pm ET
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Watchdog group sues government over climate study
Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit for the same documents sought by Lamar Smith related to a study that disproved the belief that there had been a pause in global warming during recent years. Smith had been seeking communications from NOAA employees in an attempt to find a political slant to the study. (AP file photo/Steve Helber) | Steve Helber

Judicial Watch is turning its attention to whether government scientists purposely manipulated global warming data.

The conservative watchdog group is suing the Department of Commerce for communications by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding a study that has been investigated by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Judicial Watch has recently gained headlines for investigations in the Benghazi attack and the Fast and Furious firearms scandal.

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