Rick Scott Denies Claim He Told State Officials to Stop Saying 'Climate Change'
The Florida governor denies a report that he tried to keep state employees from saying "global warming" and "climate change."
Republican Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks during a debate with former Florida Governor and Democratic candidate Charlie Crist during a televised debate at NBCUniversal/Telemundo 51 on October 10, 2014 in Miramar, Florida.
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Florida Governor Rick Scott denied Monday that he had ever directed state officials to refrain from mentioning the terms "climate change," "global warming," and "sustainability."
A day earlier the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting published a report that quoted employees of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection who claimed that their supervisors advised them to refrain from mentioning the words that scientists have used to describe the global rise in temperatures.