Energy and Environment: Earth could break through a major climate threshold in the next 15 years, scientists warn

With Chris Mooney

Earth could break through a major climate threshold in the next 15 years, scientists warn

The report comes as the Trump administration is debating whether to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.

By Chelsea Harvey • Read more »

EPA head says he wants to ‘prioritize’ Superfund cleanups

Scott Pruitt said the cleanup efforts “will be restored to their rightful place at the center of the agency’s core mission.”

By Brady Dennis • Read more »

U.S. blocks major pipeline after 18 leaks and a 2 million gallon spill of drilling mud

The $4.2 billion Rover gas pipeline is being constructed by the same company that built the controversial Dakota Access pipeline.

By Steven Mufson • Read more »

Senate unexpectedly rejects bid to repeal a key Obama-era environmental regulation

The vote marks the first defeat for Congress efforts to repeal Obama-era environmental standards since Trump became president.

By Juliet Eilperin and Chelsea Harvey • Read more »

Trump will punt decision on the Paris climate agreement until after the G-7, Spicer says

Trump puts off decision day on the fate of the historic agreement. Again.

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Pipeline spill by Dakota Access company could have a ‘deadly effect’

The director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency blasted the pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners for a “pattern” of 18 spills of drilling materials.

By Steven Mufson • Read more »

France sent 42 people to a global climate summit. The Trump administration sent 7.

As a decision nears, pressure mounts on the Trump administration over Paris climate agreement.

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‘We all knew this was coming’: Alaska’s thawing soils are now pouring carbon dioxide into the air

New research reinforces fears about emissions of greenhouse gases from frozen northern soils, or permafrost.

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EPA dismisses half of key board’s scientific advisers; Interior suspends more than 200 advisory panels

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke “is committed to restoring trust in the Department’s decision-making,” a spokeswoman said.

By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis • Read more »

The EPA just buried its climate change website for kids

The Environmental Protection Agency has sidelined a climate site aimed at educating students, a public watchdog group has determined, as part of the agency’s ongoing review of what online content matches the new administration’s values.

By Juliet Eilperin • Read more »

EPA administrator will recuse himself from lawsuits he brought against agency

“I am taking this action to avoid even the appearance of any impropriety under federal ethics or professional responsibility obligations,” Pruitt wrote.

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