Report: Issa ‘passionate’ about climate probe

Bardella, echoing Issa’s remarks in November, noted the climate jurisdiction of other House panels — the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee.

Issa is among the Republicans who have called attention to e-mails among climate scientists associated with the Climatic Research Unit — a prominent U.K. institute — that were made public in late 2009.



Climate skeptics — including a host of GOP lawmakers — have alleged the messages revealed efforts to squelch information that undercuts evidence of human-induced climate change. 

Issa in late 2009 slammed what he called a White House refusal to investigate the matter and called for inquiries.

However, multiple probes of the researchers and their correspondence later concluded the scientists did not seek to manipulate or suppress data, which The New Yorker‘s story notes as well.