global change research act

Court rules against Bush administration in global warming case

August 21, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Nick Berning, 202-222-0748
Friends of the Earth

Federal Judge Orders Production of Suppressed Scientific Reports on Global Warming Impacts

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Bush administration was rebuked today by a Federal judge for suppressing scientific reports on the impacts of global warming on the United States. In response to a lawsuit brought last year by conservation organizations, Federal District Court Judge Saundra Armstrong issued an order finding the Bush administration in violation of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 for failing to produce an updated Research Plan and a National Assessment as required by the statute.