Energy and Environment: The Trump White House is at war with itself about climate change

The Trump White House is at war with itself about climate change; The company behind the Dakota Access pipeline is in another controversy; Laying a road map for states, liberal senators introduce bill to end U.S. fossil fuel use by 2050; How is this weekend’s climate march different from its predecessor? ‘Now, the task is full-on resistance.’; Trump orders review of national monuments, vows to ‘end these abuses and return control to the people’; Huge storms in northern Africa have tripled since the 1980s. Scientists blame climate change.; Scientists keep upping their projections for how much the oceans will rise this century; Trump’s plan for a border wall is literally on shaky ground; Nearly 200 million chickens, turkeys and cows are making a mess of the Shenandoah River; Trump to issue new order calling into question two decades of national monument designations; Record-breaking climate events all over the world are being shaped by global warming, scientists find; Historians say the March for Science is ‘pretty unprecedented’; Trump to ExxonMobil: No waiver from Russia sanctions; Here come back-to-back science and climate marches. Organizers insist there’s no competition.; Top Trump adviser calls for reviving controversial natural gas project on Oregon’s coast;   With Chris Mooney   The Trump White House is at war with itself about climate change Key Trump officials argue it may be better to stay in Paris agreement. By Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » The company behind the Dakota Access pipeline is in another controversy The same company that built the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline has twice spilled drilling fluids in two pristine Ohio wetlands this month while constructing a $4.2 billion natural gas pipeline that will stretch from Appalachia to Ontario, Canada. The drilling fluid — a mudlike substance used to lubricate and cool equipment — is not … By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Laying a road map for states, liberal senators introduce bill to end U.S. fossil fuel use by 2050 Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation Thursday that calls on the U.S. to transition off fossil fuels by 2050. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   How is this weekend’s climate march different from its predecessor? ‘Now, the task is full-on resistance.’ "I actually think an enormous number of people are quietly panicked about the world we're leaving our kids," activist Bill McKibben says. "But global warming seems so big, and we seem so small." By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump orders review of national monuments, vows to ‘end these abuses and return control to the people’ The interior secretary suggested that some of President Trump's predecessors stretched the meaning of the monuments act to put millions of acres off-limits to development. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Huge storms in northern Africa have tripled since the 1980s. Scientists blame climate change. Researchers saw a massive uptick in powerful thunderstorms over the African Sahel region from 1982 through 2016. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Scientists keep upping their projections for how much the oceans will rise this century The most modest estimate is a rise of "at least" 1.7 feet by the end of the century. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Trump’s plan for a border wall is literally on shaky ground Whether its shifting sand in Texas or shifting politics in Washington, President Trump's border wall might face insurmountable challenges. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   Nearly 200 million chickens, turkeys and cows are making a mess of the Shenandoah River The river's diminished water quality poses health hazards for people, according to a new report, which faults Virginia officials for not adequately warning rafters, anglers and swimmers. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   Trump to issue new order calling into question two decades of national monument designations The move could upend protections that previous presidents have put in place. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Record-breaking climate events all over the world are being shaped by global warming, scientists find Scientists are getting better at determining to what extent climate change may have increased the probability or the severity of any given event. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Historians say the March for Science is ‘pretty unprecedented’ Historians say the March for Science stands out from past scientist protests because of its broad and sweeping goals. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump to ExxonMobil: No waiver from Russia sanctions ExxonMobil had asked the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control for a waiver to the Russia sanctions. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Here come back-to-back science and climate marches. Organizers insist there’s no competition. The March for Science is April 22. The People's Climate March is April 29. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Top Trump adviser calls for reviving controversial natural gas project on Oregon’s coast The project had previously been rejected during the Obama administration. By Chris Mooney and Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Speaking of Science The latest and greatest in science news, in your inbox twice a week. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071