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| http://lamarsmith.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/smith-responds-to-noaa-delivery-of-documents-and-communications | Smith Responds to NOAA Delivery of Documents and Communications | 2015-12-16 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | TX | Lamar Smith | S000583 | lamarsmith.house.gov | legacy | Chairman Lamar Smith:I am encouraged by NOAAs acknowledgment of its obligation to produce documents and communications in response to the Committees lawfully-issued subpoena. I am also glad to see that NOAA has committed to produce additional items as they are identified. We will carefully review these documents and expectadditional productions from NOAA. In aletterto the Committee, NOAA asserted that it is continuing to search for additional documents that may be responsive to this request. In June, NOAA widely publicized a study as refuting the nearly two-decade pause in climate change. After three letters requesting all communications from the agency surrounding the role of political appointees in the agencys scientific process, Chairman Smith issued a subpoena for the information. Smith subsequently sent a letter on December 1st offering to accept documents and communications from NOAA political, policy and non-scientific staff as a first step in satisfying the subpoena requirements. Information provided to the Committee by whistleblowers appears to show that the study was rushed to publication despite the concerns and objections of a number of NOAA employees. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |