Except, it did not show that at all.
Except it did. I've looked into it in detail, read both sides of the argument, and everything I said is true.
Pointing to it as an example of the "dishonesty" of the vast majority of researchers is pretty disingenuous.
The researchers involved were heavy hitters and proponents of the "hockey stick", the widely promulgated graph of global warming.
"The EPA notes that in fact, the evidence shows that the research community was fully aware of these issues and that no one was hiding or concealing them."
I tried looking up the citation for Wikipedia's claim here, and the direct link did not work. I would like to see an exact quote from the reference that backs up this claim.
Regardless, there's a political climate around propping up the threat of global warming, and a lot of whitewashing going around. Rather than rely on Wikipedia or summaries, I looked at primary sources. I looked at the graphs, the emails, and what, exactly, "hide the decline" referred to.
I looked at how Phil Jones told people to delete email. How he said would rather delete data than give it to climate skeptics. At how the internal debates regarding the uncertainties of climate science was not communicated to the wider public. Quite the opposite, it was actively hidden.
If you want an alternative view, from a Berkeley scientist, watch the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...