Scott Waldman, E&E NewsOriginally published by E&E NewsA controversial researcher who rejects climate science was hired by the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for a senior position, in a move suggesting the Trump administration is asserting growing influence over the study of rising temperatures.David Legates, a geography professor at the University of Delaware, has a long history of questioning fundamental climate science and has suggested that an outcome of burning fossil fuels would be a more habitable planet for humans.He was hired as deputy assistant secretary of Commerce for observation and prediction, according to a report by NPR.The move marks an escalation within the Trump administration to undermine the.