Climate denier in charge of the NOAA

In the waning days of the Trump administration, he and McConnell are focused on ramming through nominees who will thwart any chance of progress during a Biden administration.

Tell Congress: "Stop confirming Trump's appointees! Trump's new appointee to NOAA, David Legates, believes the sun and not unchecked carbon emissions cause climate change. He even said rising CO2 levels in the ocean are fine because they'll produce bigger crabs. We urge you to everything you can to stop his appointment and keep this climate denier out of a key position in an important federal agency." ADD YOUR NAME Friend, In the waning days of the Trump administration, he and McConnell are focused on ramming through nominees who will thwart any chance of progress during a Biden administration. The Supreme Court nominee is critical, but it's also only one, as Republicans are attempting to install a climate denier at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sign the petition: Tell Congress to stop Trump's nomination of a climate denier to NOAA! The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the federal agency that focuses on weather and climate―And even as fires fueled by a climate crisis rage across the West Coast, and storm surges flood Texas, Trump is stacking it full of climate deniers. Trump's new appointee, David Legates, believes that the sun is causing climate change―not unchecked carbon emissions. He even said rising CO2 levels in the ocean are fine because they'll produce bigger crabs. Legates has ties to the Koch brothers, who have funded his climate denial research in the past. He also has ties to the Heartland Institute, a far-right think tank that fight against efforts to stop the climate crisis. Climate deniers have no place in NOAA, the agency that oversees the National Weather Service and is responsible for much of the federal government's climate work. But it's even worse this close to November. Trump is stacking federal agencies with stay-behind forces who will continue to advance his extremist agenda even if Trump isn't there for a second term. That's why Congress needs to act now to stop climate deniers like Legates from taking up crucial positions that oversee federal climate research. Can you help? Sign the petition: Tell Congress to stop Trump's nomination of a climate denier to NOAA! Thanks, Team Progress DONATE NOW Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.