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Experts Slam Removal of Climate Science Chapter from Manual

3/3/2026

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Over two dozen contributors, including 28 experts, criticized removing a climate science chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
The experts say the deletion undermines the federal judiciary's independence.
The National Academies of Sciences, which helped develop the manual, supports including the climate chapter and has no plans to remove it.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen leads Republican attorneys general calling for the chapter's retraction, deeming its presence unacceptable.

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Over two dozen contributors, including 28 experts, criticized removing a climate science chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
The experts say the deletion undermines the federal judiciary's independence.
The National Academies of Sciences, which helped develop the manual, supports including the climate chapter and has no plans to remove it.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen leads Republican attorneys general calling for the chapter's retraction, deeming its presence unacceptable.