WHITE HOUSE STIFLED EVIDENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE HEALTH RISKS

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WHITE HOUSE STIFLED EVIDENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE HEALTH RISKS By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC, July 8, 2008 (ENS) - Officials in the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's office pressured federal health and environmental officials to edit congressional testimony to downplay the public health impacts of climate change, according to a former senior official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Senior Senate Democrats contend the allegations add to evidence of a concerted effort by the Bush administration to mislead the public about the risks of climate change.

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2008/2008-07-08-10.asp