"GALVESTON - A long-awaited report on Galveston Bay is being delayed by accusations that Texas' environmental agency deleted references from a scientific article to climate change, people's impact on the environment and sea-level rise."
"John Anderson, the Maurice Ewing professor of oceanography at Rice University and author of the article, accused the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of basing its decision to delete certain references on politics rather than science.
"I don't think there is any question but that their motive is to tone this thing down as it relates to global (climate) change," Anderson said. "It's not about the science. It's all politics."
The article has several references to climate change but does not say it is caused by humans. However, other references to the impact people have had on the environment were deleted by TCEQ."
Harvey Rice reports for the Houston Chronicle Monday, October 10, 2011.
SEE ALSO:
"National Weather Service: Record Summer Temperatures in Many Texas Cities" (Texas Climate News)
"Texas Driving Its Cattle North Amid Drought" (Los Angeles Times)
