Whitehouse, Democrats Challenge Republican Attack on NSF Climate Grants
(WorldNews Politics)

07.12.18 Washington, DC - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) led 18 senators in introducing a resolution establishing a sense of the Senate that the National Science Foundation (NSF) should be able to share critical climate science from federal agencies with the public. The resolution follows an unprecedented attack by four Senate Republicans on an NSF grant program that helps to educate TV meteorologists around the country about the science of climate change. Joining Whitehouse in introducing the resolution are Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Maggie...