OLYMPIA, Wash. – The State of Washington Department of Ecology issued an “official rebuke” of a recent report released by the U.S. Department of Energy that said the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate was not as severe as many thought.

The State of Washington Department of Ecology also released their own report on the science of human-caused climate change.

“Climate change is real. The continued assault on science by the Trump Administration is putting the lives of Washingtonians at risk,” Governor Bob Ferguson said.

Casey Sixkiller, the director of the Washington Department of Ecology, said that the impacts of climate change are already affecting Washington and are putting lives and livelihoods at risk.

“Denying climate change by cherry-picking information won’t alter the r

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