'Visionary' Climate Scientist Mario Molina Earns Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Barack Obama awarded Mario Molina the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony Wednesday.

Alongside 15 others, the chemist earned what Obama called "the nation's top civilian honor" for his work uncovering how chemical pollutants called chlorofluorocarbons deplete Earth's ozone layer.

"Today, inspired by his example, we're working to leave our planet safer and cleaner for future generations," Obama said of Molina.

The well-decorated Molina also earned the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He currently works at the University of California at San Diego and serves on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Read more...