The ban approved Tuesday sharply divided elected officials overseeing
the obscure Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, prompting the only
Democrat on the three-person panel to say it symbolizes “a very
dangerous trend” in state politics.The restriction, approved by a 2-1 vote, prevents 10 staff members at
the BCPL from communicating about climate change, including about its
potential impacts on 77,000 acres of state timberland. The board uses
the income from it for public education projects.Employees are also required to notify the board’s three elected
commissioners before answering email inquiries about global warming, and
a reference on the board’s website to the effects of climbing
temperatures on invasive forest species was recently deleted.
Nicely done, Wisconsin. Just keep on electing Republicans.
This is just a mild preview of what’s to come.
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