The nation’s leading scientific advisory body [the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine] issued a major report on Wednesday detailing the strongest evidence to date that carbon dioxide, methane and other planet-warming greenhouse gases are threatening human health. … The 136-page report, assembled by a committee of two dozen scientists, concludes that the original endangerment finding was accurate. … Climate-driven changes in temperature and rainfall patterns have also led to negative effects on crops and less water availability in some places, among other disruptions.

Other endangerment finding news:

• Los Angeles Times: National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA on climate change regulations
• E&E News by Politico: National Academies backstops endangerment finding, risking feud with Trump
• Inside Climate News: Sen. Whitehouse launches investigation into industry groups’ influence on endangerment finding repeal
• The Hill: National Academies: Climate change’s harms ‘beyond scientific dispute’
• National Academies: News release: National Academies publish new report reviewing evidence for greenhouse gas emissions and U.S. climate, health, and welfare