Trump Official Who Tried to Downplay Major Climate Report Now Will Oversee It

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March 3, 2025, 9:15 PM

• •Stuart Levenbach, a former Trump official, has returned to the White House in a role that's expected to heavily influence the next version of the National Climate Assessment.
• •Levenbach tried to downplay climate risks in the fourth installment of the report, which comes out every four years or so.
• •Levenbach's delay tactics were ultimately unsuccessful, and the fourth installment of the report was released in 2018 on the day after Thanksgiving.

Trump official who tried to downplay major climate report now will oversee it. Stuart Levenbach alarmed scientists years ago when he attempted to meddle with a congressionally mandated climate report. Levenbach is joining OMB at a time when its director, Russ Vought, wants to suppress climate science throughout the federal government and increase Trump White House oversight over the next installment of the National Climate Assessment.

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