Trump's NOAA nominee may have a China problem

Get the Full StoryPresident Donald Trump's nominee to lead the nation's oceans and atmosphere agency is already facing political headwinds.

While environmental groups and some senators have expressed skepticism about the nomination of Barry Lee Myers, the CEO of AccuWeather, to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA , the criticism to date has focused on possible conflicts of interest that could arise from the fact that he has spent much of his career leading a private sector weather forecasting company.

However, potentially more problematic is Myers' role in securing a 2015 deal with the Chinese government that set up a 20-year joint venture to disseminate weather data in China. Read more...More about Climate, Science, China, Hacking, and Donald Trump

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