Lamar Smith is going after others too.<p>&quot;Representative Lamar Smith (R–TX), the chairman of the science panel of the House of Representatives, announced plans to investigate a nonprofit research group led by climate scientist Jagadish Shukla of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. <i>He is the lead signer of a letter to White House officials that urges the use of an antiracketeering law to crack down on energy firms that have funded efforts to raise doubts about climate science.</i>&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.sciencemag.org&#x2F;policy&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;turnabout-house-republicans-say-they-ll-investigate-climate-scientist-requesting" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.sciencemag.org&#x2F;policy&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;turnabout-house-re...</a>