Energy & Environment: The world has lost a tenth of all its wilderness in the past two decades

These gorgeous new Alaska maps could transform our understanding of the Arctic; The world has lost a tenth of all its wilderness in the past two decades; These birds, found only in Hawaii, are about to go extinct because of climate change; U.S. forests are so full of dead trees that some want to burn them for energy; Colorado gold mine is one of the EPA’s new Superfund pollution sites; This new gene technology could wipe out entire species — to save others; World's largest gorilla moved to 'critically endangered' status; The U.S. and China just joined the Paris climate deal — which could be bad news for Donald Trump;   With Chris Mooney   These gorgeous new Alaska maps could transform our understanding of the Arctic New high-resolution elevation data will allow for observation of melting glaciers, slumping permafrost, and much more. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » The world has lost a tenth of all its wilderness in the past two decades We've set aside less than we've lost during the same period. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   These birds, found only in Hawaii, are about to go extinct because of climate change Mosquitoes threaten honeycreepers with disease -- and warming temperatures let the pests reach the birds' habitat. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   U.S. forests are so full of dead trees that some want to burn them for energy But they're wading into a searing debate over the carbon consequences of biomass energy. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Colorado gold mine is one of the EPA’s new Superfund pollution sites The Gold King Mine spill sent millions of gallons of toxic water spewing into a Colorado river last year, turning its waters a garish yellow. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   This new gene technology could wipe out entire species — to save others Meet "gene drives," which can reduce a harmful gene's chance of being passed on to offspring. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   World's largest gorilla moved to 'critically endangered' status An update of International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List contains bad news about great ape species. By Allie Wilkinson  •  Read more »   The U.S. and China just joined the Paris climate deal — which could be bad news for Donald Trump Their move means the emissions-cutting plan could be put in force before the next president is seated. By Chris Mooney, Steven Mufson and William Wan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Morning Mix A fresh mix of stories from all over that will be the talk of the morning. Sign Up »         Share Energy and Environment:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Energy and Environment. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071