Article snippet: Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather on Tuesday commended recent leaks to the press, including a climate change report published by the New York Times, calling leaks a "public service" to Americans. "Obviously President Trump and those in his administration didn't want this information out, but somebody somewhere said the public needs to know this," Rather said on MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes." "They did a public service by letting somebody in journalism, in this case, the New York Times, know it," Rather told Hayes. The study in the leaked document rconcludes that it is "extremely likely" human influence is a factor in climate change. “Many lines of evidence demonstrate that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are primarily responsible for observed climate changes in the industrial era,” one part of the report reads, according to the Times. “There are no alternative explanations, and no natural cycles are found in the observational record that can explain the observed changes in climate.” The report comes at a time when the White House is cracking down leaks, that have become a frequent occurrence. Despite the administration's obsession to staunch the drip, Rather said sometimes leaks provide important information to the American public that the administration is failing to give. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing C... Link to the full article to read more