These two sentences could hint at the next threat to climate science under Trump

Dec. 20 — It turns on a questionnaire the transition team for the Energy Department sent to that agency seeking out the names of staffers who participated in international climate change meetings — names the agency refused to provide. Scientific organizations and labor unions representing government employees have denounced the request as intrusive and potentially an attempt to inappropriately target career staff — and last week the Trump transition itself backed away from it, saying the questionnaire was “not authorized.”

— Washington Post