Trump Nominates Climate-Denying, Conservative Talk Show Host as USDA's Top Scientist

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By Climate NexusJul 20, 2017, 9:37 am53 pts
President Trump on Wednesday nominated Sam Clovis , a former economics professor and conservative talk show radio host, to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) top scientific position. Clovis, an early advisor to the Trump campaign, has a master's in business administration and a doctoral degree in…

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