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</div><div style="font-weight: 400;">The Trump administration issued one of its most blatant attacks on climate science this past week when it tried to stop a State Department employee from testifying on the climate crisis, reports showed on Saturday.As the Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/06/08/white-house-blocked-intelligence-aides-written-testimony-saying-human-caused-climate-change-could-be-possibly-catastrophic/?utm_term=.cb0eeebdc5d9" target="blank" style="text-decoration-line: none;">reported</a>, intelligence analyst Rod Schoonover's testimony was submitted to the White House for approval ahead of his planned appearance before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. His remarks focused on the national security risks posed by the climate crisis.The Trump administration refused to approve the testimony for entry into the congressional record, noting that the data Schoonover planned to present—drawing from top government scientists' research and peer-reviewed scientific reports—did not align with the executive branch's views.[pix]
National Security Council advisers wrote a number of comments on Schoonover's draft, saying the testimony was “not objective.”The testimony “includes lots of climate alarm propaganda that is not science at all,” wrote William Happer, a senior member of the National Security Council who has sought to create a federal task force to challenge the consensus reached by <a href="https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/" target="blank" style="text-decoration-line: none;">97 percent </a>of peer-reviewed climate scientists who say humans are contributing to the climate crisis.“I am embarrassed to have this go out on behalf of the executive branch of the federal government,” Happer added, noting a particular objection to Schoonover's use of the term “tipping point” in reference to possible devastating, irreversible effects of the climate crisis.“'Tipping points' is a propaganda slogan for the scientifically illiterate,” Happer wrote.<hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-image: initial; margin: 1.5em 0px;" />Related: Get the background from DeSmog on climate science denier <a href="https://www.desmogblog.com/william-happer" style="text-decoration-line: none;">William Happer</a>, and read: <a href="https://www.desmogblog.com/2019/02/20/physicist-william-happer-unmoored-climate-science-denier-heading-white-house-climate-probe" style="text-decoration-line: none;">Physicist William Happer, the 'Unmoored' Climate Science Denier Heading a White House Climate Probe</a><hr style="box-sizing: content-box; height: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); border-image: initial; margin: 1.5em 0px;" />Schoonover was ultimately permitted to testify before the committee, but his testimony was not submitted into the record because, the Office of Legislative Affairs said, it did not “jibe” with the Trump administration's views on the climate.President Donald Trump and many of his appointees<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46351940" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line: none;"> deny </a>that human activity like the extraction of fossil fuels are contributing to the warming of the globe, which scientists warn is already causing extreme weather events like hurricanes and wildfires, rising sea levels, and melting glaciers. As Schoonover mentioned in his testimony, the last five years have been the warmest on record according to NASA.Although Schoonover was able to testify, climate action advocates decried the White House's attempt to stifle the information he eventually shared with the committee.“Any attempt to suppress information on the security risks of climate change threatens to leave the American public vulnerable and unsafe,” Francesco Femia, chief executive of the Council on Strategic Risks and co-founder of the Center for Climate and Security, told the Post....</div><div style="font-weight: 400;"> =</div></h1><h1 property="dc:title"></h1><h1 property="dc:title">The Council on Environmental Quality - About</h1>

<h2>The Council on Environmental Quality</h2>

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) coordinates Federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives. CEQ was established within the Executive Office of the President by Congress as part of the <a href="http://www.nepa.gov">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)</a> and additional responsibilities were provided by the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970.

<h2>The President's Advisor</h2>

The Council's Chair, Nancy Sutley, serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the President. Chair Sutley assists and advises the President in developing environmental policies and initiatives.

Through interagency working groups and coordination with other EOP components, CEQ works to advance the President’s agenda. It also balances competing positions, and encourages government-wide coordination, bringing federal agencies, state and local governments, and other stakeholders together on matters relating to the environment, natural resources and energy.

In addition, CEQ oversees the <a href="http://www.ofee.gov/">Office of the Federal Environmental Executive</a>. The role of the Federal Environmental Executive is to promote sustainable environmental stewardship throughout the Federal government.

<h2>Balancing Social, Economic, and Environmental Goals</h2>

In addition, CEQ oversees Federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process and acts as a referee when agencies disagree over the adequacy of such assessments.

In enacting NEPA, Congress recognized that nearly all Federal activities affect the environment in some way and mandated that before Federal agencies make decisions, they must consider the effects of their actions on the quality of the human environment. Under NEPA, CEQ works to balance environmental, economic, and social objectives in pursuit of NEPA’s goal of "productive harmony" between humans and the human environment. 42 U.S.C. §4331(a).

NEPA assigns CEQ the task of ensuring that Federal agencies meet their obligations under the Act. The challenge of harmonizing our economic, environmental and social aspirations has put NEPA and CEQ at the forefront of our nation's efforts to protect the environment.

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The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is a division of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Executive Office of the President of the United States">Executive Office of the President</a> that coordinates federal <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_environment" title="Natural environment">environmental</a> efforts in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental and energy policies and initiatives. The current CEQ chairman is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Sutley" title="Nancy Sutley">Nancy Sutley</a> and was appointed by President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> on the 15th December, 2008<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-0">[1]</a> and confirmed by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> on the 22nd January 2009.

<h2>Contents</h2>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#History">1 History</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#Mission">2 Mission</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#Key_Staff">3 Key Staff</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#Controversy">4 Controversy</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#Sister_projects">5.1 Sister projects</a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#References">6 References</a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#External_links">7 External links</a></li>

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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> established the CEQ within the Executive Office of the President as part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Environmental_Policy_Act" title="National Environmental Policy Act">National Environmental Policy Act</a> of 1969 (NEPA). Additional responsibilities were provided by the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970.

In enacting NEPA, Congress recognized that nearly all Federal activities affect the environment in some way and mandated that before Federal agencies make decisions, they must consider the effects of their actions on the quality of the human environment. Under NEPA, CEQ works to balance environmental, economic, and social objectives in pursuit of NEPA's goal of "productive harmony" between humans and the human environment.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-1">[2]</a>

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The CEQ reports annually to the President on the state of the environment; oversees federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process; and acts as a referee when agencies disagree over the adequacy of such assessments.

NEPA assigns the CEQ the task of ensuring that Federal agencies meet their obligations under the Act. The challenge of harmonizing our economic, environmental and social aspirations has put NEPA and CEQ at the forefront of our nation's efforts to protect the environment.

Through interagency working groups and coordination with other EOP components, CEQ works to advance the President's agenda. It also balances competing positions, and encourages government-wide coordination, bringing federal agencies, state and local governments, and other stakeholders together on matters relating to the environment, natural resources and energy.

<h2>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Council_on_Environmental_Quality&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Key Staff">edit</a>] Key Staff</h2>

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<li>Chair of the Council of Environmental Quality: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Sutley" title="Nancy Sutley">Nancy Sutley</a>

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<li>Deputy Director of the Office of Environmental Quality(General Counsel): Gary Guzy<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-2">[3]</a>

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<li>Associate Director for Climate Change: Jason Bordoff<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-3">[4]</a></li>

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<h2>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Council_on_Environmental_Quality&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Controversy">edit</a>] Controversy</h2>

During the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> Administration, there were concerns over links between CEQ staff members and industry. The organization was described as "a hard-line group of advisers with close links to the U.S. oil industry."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-4">[5]</a>

President Bush's CEQ chairman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Connaughton" title="James L. Connaughton">James L. Connaughton</a> was formerly a partner at law firm <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidley_Austin_LLP" title="Sidley Austin LLP" class="mw-redirect">Sidley Austin LLP</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-5">[6]</a> where he lobbied to reduce government regulation on behalf of clients including the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum_Company_of_America" title="Aluminum Company of America" class="mw-redirect">Aluminum Company of America</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Chemistry_Council" title="American Chemistry Council">Chemical Manufacturers Association of America</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-6">[7]</a>

One CEQ chief of staff under President Bush, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Cooney" title="Philip Cooney">Philip Cooney</a>, was previously a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbyist" title="Lobbyist" class="mw-redirect">lobbyist</a> employed by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Petroleum_Institute" title="American Petroleum Institute">American Petroleum Institute</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-7">[8]</a> In June 2005, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times" title="New York Times" class="mw-redirect">New York Times</a> published a memo internal to the CEQ provided by federal whistleblower <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Piltz" title="Rick Piltz" class="mw-redirect">Rick Piltz</a>. The memo showed Cooney had repeatedly edited government climate reports in order to play down links between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaust_gas" title="Exhaust gas">emissions</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming" title="Global warming">global warming</a>. Cooney, who says he had been planning to resign for two years, resigned two days after the scandal broke "to spend more time with his family."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-8">[9]</a> Immediately after resigning, Cooney went to work for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExxonMobil" title="ExxonMobil">ExxonMobil</a> in their public affairs department.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_note-9">[10]</a> In 2005 Piltz created a watchdog organization, <a href="http://www.climatesciencewatch.org" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Climate Science Watch</a>, a program of the <a href="http://www.whistleblower.org" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Government Accountability Project</a>.

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<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair_of_the_Council_on_Environmental_Quality" title="Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality">Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Office_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" title="Executive Office of the President of the United States">Executive Office of the President of the United States</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Global_2000_Report_to_the_President" title="The Global 2000 Report to the President">The Global 2000 Report to the President</a></li>

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<li><img src="/67482c61-1745-5c67-bff3-f5441cc8c4d6.png"/> Media related to <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/Council_on_Environmental_Quality" class="extiw" title="commons:Special:Search/Council on Environmental Quality">Council on Environmental Quality</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons" title="Wikimedia Commons">Wikimedia Commons</a></li>

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<li id="cite_note-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-0">^</a> Office of the President-Elect (2008-12-15). <a href="http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/president_elect_barack_obama_announces_key_members_of_energy_and_environmen/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"President-elect Barack Obama announces key members of energy and environment team"</a>. Press release. <a href="http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/president_elect_barack_obama_announces_key_members_of_energy_and_environmen/" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/president_elect_barack_obama_announces_key_members_of_energy_and_environmen/</a>. Retrieved 2009-06-05.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=President-elect+Barack+Obama+announces+key+members+of+energy+and+environment+team&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Office+of+the+President-Elect&rft.au=Office+of+the+President-Elect&rft.date=2008-12-15&rft.series=Press+release&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fchange.gov%2Fnewsroom%2Fentry%2Fpresident_elect_barack_obama_announces_key_members_of_energy_and_environmen%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Council_on_Environmental_Quality"> </li>

<li id="cite_note-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-1">^</a> National Environmental Policy Act <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_42_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 42 of the United States Code">42 U.S.C.</a> <a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/4321.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow">§ 4321</a>.</li>

<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-2">^</a> Council of Environmental Quality (2008-09-15). <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/Press_Releases/September_15_2009/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Announces the Deputy Director of the Office of Environmental Quality"</a>. Press release. <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/Press_Releases/September_15_2009/" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/Press_Releases/September_15_2009/</a>. Retrieved 2009-09-16.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Nancy+Sutley%2C+Chair+of+the+White+House+Council+on+Environmental+Quality%2C+Announces+the+Deputy+Director+of+the+Office+of+Environmental+Quality&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Council+of+Environmental+Quality&rft.au=Council+of+Environmental+Quality&rft.date=2008-09-15&rft.series=Press+release&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fadministration%2Feop%2Fceq%2FPress_Releases%2FSeptember_15_2009%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Council_on_Environmental_Quality"> </li>

<li id="cite_note-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-3">^</a> Council of Environmental Quality (2008-05-01). <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/press_releases/May_1_2009/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">"Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Announces the Associate Director for Climate Change"</a>. Press release. <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/press_releases/May_1_2009/" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/press_releases/May_1_2009/</a>. Retrieved 2009-09-16.<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Nancy+Sutley%2C+Chair+of+the+White+House+Council+on+Environmental+Quality+Announces+the+Associate+Director+for+Climate+Change&rft.atitle=&rft.aulast=Council+of+Environmental+Quality&rft.au=Council+of+Environmental+Quality&rft.date=2008-05-01&rft.series=Press+release&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fadministration%2Feop%2Fceq%2Fpress_releases%2FMay_1_2009%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Council_on_Environmental_Quality"> </li>

<li id="cite_note-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-4">^</a> Harrabin, Roger "<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5408798.stm" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Links to oil industry</a>," BBC, 5 October 2006</li>

<li id="cite_note-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-5">^</a> "<a href="http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/connaugton-bio.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Connaughton Whitehouse bio</a>," whitehouse.gov</li>

<li id="cite_note-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-6">^</a> Griscom Little, Amanda "<a href="http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200505/counter-enviroment-power-list-11.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Earth Shakers: The Counter-Enviro Power List</a>," Outside Magazine, May 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-7">^</a> Revkin, Andrew "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/10/politics/11cooney.long.html?ex=1276056000&en=7da9d69d3b1ecb1a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Lobbyist for API</a>," New York Times; June 10, 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-8">^</a> Revkin, Andrew "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/politics/08climate.html?ei=5090&en=22149dc70c0731d8&ex=1275883200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Cooney resignation</a>," New York Times June 8, 2005</li>

<li id="cite_note-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Environmental_Quality#cite_ref-9">^</a> Wilson, Jamie "<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1507554,00.html" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Cooney move to ExxonMobil</a>," The Guardian, June 16, 2005</li>

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