A White House official who previously worked for the American Petroleum Institute has repeatedly edited government climate reports in a way that downplays links between greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Philip Cooney, chief of staff for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, made changes to descriptions of climate research that had already been approved by government scientists and their supervisors, the newspaper said, citing internal documents.
The White House denied that Cooney had watered down the impact of global warming.
"That's false," spokesman Scott McClellan said. "The reports are based on the best scientific knowledge that we have at this time."
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