Post: Matters seem to have escalated in the current dispute between Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
As our own Joby Warrick and Lisa Rein have reported, Smith sent subpoenas to NOAA several weeks ago, seeking internal emails and documents regarding a blockbuster June study by its scientists, which had appeared to erase the notion of a global warming pause. This notion -- that global...