SACRAMENTO —The California Air Resources Board filed public comments debunking the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) study the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is using to eliminate federal climate programs. They take the DOE study to task for discounting the harm of extreme weather and climate disasters on human life and property. The CARB comments also point out dozens of instances of missing context, misinformation, selective editing and outright false statements contained in the DOE report. CARB recently released a draft of its five-year research plan for public comment, a key tool for shaping California’s air quality and climate. While focused on California, CARB’s research provides valuable insights for other regions confronting similar challenges.