NOAA’s chief scientist will investigate why agency backed Trump over its experts on Dorian.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s acting chief scientist said in an email to colleagues Sunday that he is investigating whether the agency’s response to President Trump’s Hurricane Dorian tweets constituted a violation of NOAA policies and ethics. In an email to NOAA staff that was obtained by the Washington Post, NOAA’s Craig McLean, called the agency’s response “political” and a “danger to public health and safety.”