The astounding climate denial of a top Trump environmental pick was just on display before senators

So far, President Donald Trump has shown a propensity to surround himself with climate deniers. There’s Scott Pruitt at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Rick Perry at the Energy Department, and Ryan Zinke over at Interior, for example. 

Each of these cabinet officials dispute central findings produced decades to centuries of climate science research.

But Trump saved the best for last when he nominated Kathleen Hartnett White to lead the Council on Environmental Quality, a top environmental policy making role in the White House. 

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