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Arizona Court Ordered Release of Climate Scientists Emails

Seeking disclosure of university records, including professors' emails, related to the climate change “hockey stick” and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.


Energy & Environment Legal Institute v. Arizona Board of Regents

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Arizona Court Ordered Release of Climate Scientists Emails

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