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Knudsen Leads 25 State AGs Seeking To Defund NASEM Over Bias Claims

Knudsen Leads 25 State AGs Seeking To Defund NASEM Over Bias Claims

The Aug. 27 letter targets a NASEM report on extreme weather attribution, the theory underlying lawsuits courts already rejected.

  • NASEM published the report, 'Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events,' in July 2026.
  • The letter names courts in Maryland, Mississippi and California that rejected the same theory already.
  • Knudsen's August EPA letter had already gotten grants to the Climate Judiciary Project canceled.

Why it matters: Public money paid for the paper that plaintiffs' lawyers later cited as neutral science in court.

Montana Dept. of Justice press release (AG Austin Knudsen) ↗ · Sep 8, 20269/8/26