Climate Central: Six scientific societies are asking the White House to hold a national summit on climate change.
In a letter delivered to President Barack Obama on Friday, days before his annual State of the Union address, the groups lay out a plan for a summit "to identify policies and actions that can be taken by each Federal agency and by state and local governments to address the causes and effects of climate change.'
"We would like to offer the support and assistance of the thousands of scientists and...