Senate Democrat Seeks Basis for EPA Head’s Climate Report Doubts

The Senate environment panel’s top Democrat wants EPA acting chief Andrew Wheeler to explain the basis for his recent comments questioning a federal climate science report.

Wheeler, acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in Nov. 28 remarks downplayed projections in the Nov. 23 federal report that the effects of climate change could cost the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. The report’s modeling froze technology development and didn’t account for innovations that could reduce emissions further, Wheeler told The Washington Post in a live interview.

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member on the Senate Environment and Public Works ...