«EPA is relying most heavily on these synthesis reports because they... 3) have been reviewed and formally accepted
by, commissioned
by, or in some cases authored
by, U.S.
government agencies and individual
government scientists and provide EPA with assurances that this material has been well
vetted by both the climate change research community and
by the U.S.
government; and 4) in many cases, they reflect and convey the consensus conclusions of expert authors.»