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FJC Retracts Climate Science Chapter, Questions Remain

3/3/2026

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The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) has retracted a climate science chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
The chapter remains published by the National Academy of Sciences.
On February 6, FJC director Judge Robin L. Rosenberg informed West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey that the climate science chapter was removed from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
The development raises questions about the chapter's influence despite the removal.

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Story summary

The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) has retracted a climate science chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
The chapter remains published by the National Academy of Sciences.
On February 6, FJC director Judge Robin L. Rosenberg informed West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey that the climate science chapter was removed from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
The development raises questions about the chapter's influence despite the removal.