The governor's unusual effort — potentially
granting mass clemency on a level
rarely seen — comes as efforts to reform the state's juvenile justice laws have met resistance in the Legislature; most states have raised the age of criminal responsibility after
reviewing studies that showed people are often not psychologically mature until early adulthood.
Environmental groups and other private institutions
rarely fund peer -
reviewed climate research, Schmidt said, so while they might pay academics to speak at events or to
review a report, that's «chump change» compared with the size of government
grants.