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Rethinking the “Debate” Over Climate Science

Republicans push a bill to keep the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions, and Democrats try — and fail — to convince them on climate change science. Perhaps it’s time to reframe discussion of the issue.

As Republicans make progress on efforts to block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions, Democrats are fighting back with science. But a recent hearing on climate change science did nothing to change partisan disagreements over the reasons for planetary warming. Living on Earth’s Washington correspondent Mitra Taj reports the divide over climate change may not always be about the science.