The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the Arizona Board of Regents must turn over emails between two climate scientists to an organization that questions if humans are responsible for climate change.
Two University of Arizona scientists worked on the crucial report that linked human activity to global warming. It’s been used as a basis for policy changes to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
David Schnare, attorney for the Energy & Environmental Legal Institute, said the only question that remains is how quickly the University will surrender documents which his organization first sought seven years ago.
"This report's an extremely influential report worldwide," said Schnare. "And one has to ask just because they claim they have a lot of experts involved was it an honest piece of work or not."
Schnare said he is not saying the scientists did anything wrong or even that their research is erroneous, but the group he represents does say it is against government regulation and “junk science and hysteria.”
