Groups see climate science review as chance to undercut regulationWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will soon begin a review that will question the veracity of the climate change science used by President Barack Obama’s administration as the basis for environmental regulations.  The move by the Environmental Protection Agency to launch public debates between scientists on climate research, known as red-team, blue-team exercises, would be the first major effort by the Republican administration to challenge the long-standing scientific consensus on human-caused climate change.  Advocates who have petitioned the EPA to reverse the scientific finding underlying U.S. regulations governing greenhouse gas emissions see the proposal to scrutinize mainstream climate science as a first step in that direction. “It’s a way to survey the landscape before reopening the endangerment finding,” said Myron Ebell, head of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, one of the groups that filed a petition with the agency to undo the 2009 scientific determination that formed the basis for the Democratic Obama administration’s regulation of greenhouse gases. In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA had authority under the federal Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases from cars if the agency determined they endangered human health.  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has spoken several times about the merits of opening the climate change debate up to the public. The website Climatewire on Friday cited a senior administration official, who said Pruitt plans to launch the back-and-forth scientific critiques formally.  Francis Menton, a lawyer who filed an endangerment finding petition in January on behalf of the Concerned Household Electricity Consumers Council, said Pruitt told an event at the Manhattan Institute think tank in New York on Friday that he would launch the debates in the next few months. Menton said he asked Pruitt whether he had made a decision on reopening the endangerment finding. Pruitt said the agency is weighing its options. The review “can create a body of scientific work that can be trustworthy and dependable to make regulatory choices and decisions,” said Rob Henneke, of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a third group that filed an endangerment finding petition.  Unlike the other two, it has challenged the legality of the endangerment finding, not the science. Environmental groups are confident that Pruitt will not be successful if he tries to undo the endangerment finding because they expect the courts will side with the scientific consensus that human beings cause climate change. Pruitt and the EPA would need to build up a new case that shows carbon dioxide is innocuous and counter the volumes of scientific research that support the finding. “If he has any grasp of scientific and legal reality, he would realize that it’s a fool’s errand to reverse the endangerment determination,” said David Doniger, climate director for the Natural Resources Defense Counsel.  “This could be a way for him to keep the right-wing fringe groups occupied and also accomplish the goal of further confusing the public debate,” he said. Ebell, who was also the transition leader of the Trump EPA, had previously been critical of Pruitt’s hesitation to take on the endangerment finding because of the time and staffing it would require.  The Trump administration has not yet appointed second-tier assistant administrators to run different policy divisions of the agency. “I think (the red-team, blue-team process) is a logical first step, but I don’t think it commits the administrator to anything yet,” Ebell said. politicsNews
groups see climate science review chance undercut regulationwashington reuters the trump administration soon begin review question veracity climate change science used president barack obama administration basis environmental regulations the move environmental protection agency launch public debates scientists climate research known exercises would first major effort republican administration challenge scientific consensus climate change advocates petitioned epa reverse scientific finding underlying regulations governing greenhouse gas emissions see proposal scrutinized mainstream climate science first step direction it way survey landscape reopening endangerment finding said myeon bell head competitive enterprise institute one groups filed petition agency undo scientific determination formed basis democratic obama administration regulation greenhouse gases in supreme court ruled epa authority federal clean air act regulate greenhouse gases cars agency determined endangered human health epa administrator scott print spoken several times merits opening climate change debate public the website climatewire friday cited senior administration official said print plans launch scientific critiques formally francis mention lawyer filed endangerment finding petition january behalf concerned household electricity consumers council said print told event manhattan institute think tank new york friday would launch debates next months mention said asked print whether made decision reopening endangerment finding print said agency weighing options the review create body scientific work trustworthy dependable make regulatory choices decisions said rob henneke texas public policy foundation third group filed endangerment finding petition unlike two challenged legality endangerment finding science environmental groups confident print successful tries undo endangerment finding expect courts side scientific consensus human beings cause climate change print epa would need build new case shows carbon dioxide innocuous counter volumes scientific research support finding if grasp scientific legal reality would realize fool errant reverse endangerment determination said david longer climate director natural resources defense counsel this could way keep fringe groups occupied also accomplish goal confusing public debate said bell also transition leader trump epa previously critical print hesitation take endangerment finding time staffing would require the trump administration yet appointed assistant administrators run different policy divisions agency i think process logical first step i think commits administrator anything yet bell said politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Groups see climate science review as chance to undercut regulationWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will soon begin a review that will question the veracity of the climate change science used by President Barack Obama’s administration as the basis for environmental regulations.  The move by the Environmental Protection Agency to launch public debates between scientists on climate research, known as red-team, blue-team exercises, would be the first major effort by the Republican administration to challenge the long-standing scientific consensus on human-caused climate change.  Advocates who have petitioned the EPA to reverse the scientific finding underlying U.S. regulations governing greenhouse gas emissions see the proposal to scrutinize mainstream climate science as a first step in that direction. “It’s a way to survey the landscape before reopening the endangerment finding,” said Myron Ebell, head of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, one of the groups that filed a petition with the agency to undo the 2009 scientific determination that formed the basis for the Democratic Obama administration’s regulation of greenhouse gases. In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA had authority under the federal Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases from cars if the agency determined they endangered human health.  EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has spoken several times about the merits of opening the climate change debate up to the public. The website Climatewire on Friday cited a senior administration official, who said Pruitt plans to launch the back-and-forth scientific critiques formally.  Francis Menton, a lawyer who filed an endangerment finding petition in January on behalf of the Concerned Household Electricity Consumers Council, said Pruitt told an event at the Manhattan Institute think tank in New York on Friday that he would launch the debates in the next few months. Menton said he asked Pruitt whether he had made a decision on reopening the endangerment finding. Pruitt said the agency is weighing its options. The review “can create a body of scientific work that can be trustworthy and dependable to make regulatory choices and decisions,” said Rob Henneke, of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a third group that filed an endangerment finding petition.  Unlike the other two, it has challenged the legality of the endangerment finding, not the science. Environmental groups are confident that Pruitt will not be successful if he tries to undo the endangerment finding because they expect the courts will side with the scientific consensus that human beings cause climate change. Pruitt and the EPA would need to build up a new case that shows carbon dioxide is innocuous and counter the volumes of scientific research that support the finding. “If he has any grasp of scientific and legal reality, he would realize that it’s a fool’s errand to reverse the endangerment determination,” said David Doniger, climate director for the Natural Resources Defense Counsel.  “This could be a way for him to keep the right-wing fringe groups occupied and also accomplish the goal of further confusing the public debate,” he said. Ebell, who was also the transition leader of the Trump EPA, had previously been critical of Pruitt’s hesitation to take on the endangerment finding because of the time and staffing it would require.  The Trump administration has not yet appointed second-tier assistant administrators to run different policy divisions of the agency. “I think (the red-team, blue-team process) is a logical first step, but I don’t think it commits the administrator to anything yet,” Ebell said. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: groups see climate science review chance undercut regulationwashington reuters the trump administration soon begin review question veracity climate change science used president barack obama administration basis environmental regulations the move environmental protection agency launch public debates scientists climate research known exercises would first major effort republican administration challenge scientific consensus climate change advocates petitioned epa reverse scientific finding underlying regulations governing greenhouse gas emissions see proposal scrutinized mainstream climate science first step direction it way survey landscape reopening endangerment finding said myeon bell head competitive enterprise institute one groups filed petition agency undo scientific determination formed basis democratic obama administration regulation greenhouse gases in supreme court ruled epa authority federal clean air act regulate greenhouse gases cars agency determined endangered human health epa administrator scott print spoken several times merits opening climate change debate public the website climatewire friday cited senior administration official said print plans launch scientific critiques formally francis mention lawyer filed endangerment finding petition january behalf concerned household electricity consumers council said print told event manhattan institute think tank new york friday would launch debates next months mention said asked print whether made decision reopening endangerment finding print said agency weighing options the review create body scientific work trustworthy dependable make regulatory choices decisions said rob henneke texas public policy foundation third group filed endangerment finding petition unlike two challenged legality endangerment finding science environmental groups confident print successful tries undo endangerment finding expect courts side scientific consensus human beings cause climate change print epa would need build new case shows carbon dioxide innocuous counter volumes scientific research support finding if grasp scientific legal reality would realize fool errant reverse endangerment determination said david longer climate director natural resources defense counsel this could way keep fringe groups occupied also accomplish goal confusing public debate said bell also transition leader trump epa previously critical print hesitation take endangerment finding time staffing would require the trump administration yet appointed assistant administrators run different policy divisions agency i think process logical first step i think commits administrator anything yet bell said politicsnews