Scholar Leaves Post Amid Climate Fight -- Skeptics See Jones' E- Mails As Deceptive

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LONDON - The chief of a prestigious British research center caught in a storm of controversy over claims that he and others suppressed data about climate change has stepped down pending an investigation, the University of East Anglia said Tuesday.

The university said in a statement that Phil Jones, whose e- mails were among the thousands of pieces of correspondence leaked to the Internet last month, would relinquish his position as director of Climatic Research Unit until the completion of an independent review.

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Scholar Leaves Post Amid Climate Fight -- Skeptics See Jones' E- Mails As Deceptive

The university's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research Trevor Davies said the investigation would cover data secur...

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