Major Left-Leaning Group Deploys Capitol Hill ‘Climate Deniers’ Watchlist

The Center for American Progress (CAP), a left-leaning D.C. think tank, released a report Thursday identifying so-called “climate deniers” in the Trump administration and Capitol Hill.

The group defined a “climate denier” as one who does not subscribe to the “scientific consensus of human-caused climate change.” The report tallies a total of Congressional “climate deniers” as well as some prominent cabinet members such as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin.

Notably, former President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken sits on CAP’s board, according to the group’s website. TIME Magazine also dubbed CAP as “Obama’s Idea Factory in Washington” in 2008.

“There are currently 119 members of the 119th Congress — 24 senators and 95 representatives — who publicly deny the scientific consensus of human-caused climate change,” states CAP’s report. “The overall number of climate deniers has declined slightly since the 118th Congress, which had 123 deniers, as 11 lost or did not run for reelection in 2024, two have been appointed to Cabinet positions, and JD Vance was elected vice president of the United States. Of the 75 new members of Congress, 13 are climate deniers.”