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WATCH: Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins on his skepticism about human-caused climate change

Science Aug 31, 2017 6:03 PM EST

Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins, whose gulf coast district has had to deal with the effects of sea level rise and flooding, spoke with Miles O’Brien about his belief that the science behind human-caused climate change is flawed.

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