Energy and Environment: EPA just gave notice to dozens of scientific advisory board members that their time is up

EPA just gave notice to dozens of scientific advisory board members that their time is up; Why Saudi Arabia’s quest to prop up oil prices is failing; Scientists predict a Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ the size of New Jersey this summer; Zinke defends huge job cuts at Interior: ‘This is what a balanced budget looks like.’; A massive and unprecedented coral bleaching event may finally be coming to an end; EPA plans to buy out more than 1,200 employees this summer; A reactor in Idaho could change the future of nuclear energy — if it survives Trump’s budget; A bitter scientific debate just erupted over the future of America’s power grid; A third of the world’s people already face deadly heat waves. It could be nearly three-quarters by 2100.; Rick Perry just denied that humans are the main cause of climate change; This EPA research program just got a rave scientific review. Trump wants to eliminate it.; Wildfires used to be rare in the Great Plains. They've more than tripled in 30 years;   With Chris Mooney   EPA just gave notice to dozens of scientific advisory board members that their time is up EPA science shake-up continues, with dozens of scientists not renewed for the agency's Board of Scientific Counselors. By Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Why Saudi Arabia’s quest to prop up oil prices is failing Thanks to a production glut, Americans are paying President Clinton-era prices at the pump. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Scientists predict a Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ the size of New Jersey this summer U.S. science agencies predict that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" will be the third-largest on record. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Zinke defends huge job cuts at Interior: ‘This is what a balanced budget looks like.’ Democrats on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources faulted the funding cuts proposed for Native tribes, national parks and land conservation. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A massive and unprecedented coral bleaching event may finally be coming to an end The data aren't in yet. But 'I would bet it is the most damaging' such event that we've yet seen, one scientist says. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   EPA plans to buy out more than 1,200 employees this summer Employees who accept buyouts must leave the agency by Sept. 2. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   A reactor in Idaho could change the future of nuclear energy — if it survives Trump’s budget This project was hailed as the future of nuclear energy, but without federal support, advocates are concerned the industry has a limited future. By Zack Colman  •  Read more »   A bitter scientific debate just erupted over the future of America’s power grid A popular paper says the U.S. could leave fossil fuels behind by 2055. But some scientists argue it's riddled with errors. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A third of the world’s people already face deadly heat waves. It could be nearly three-quarters by 2100. Climate change is exposing more and more people to deadly heat waves. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Rick Perry just denied that humans are the main cause of climate change Trump's energy secretary just rejected a fundamental piece of climate science. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   This EPA research program just got a rave scientific review. Trump wants to eliminate it. An EPA science program targeted for elimination conducted essential research, report finds. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Wildfires used to be rare in the Great Plains. They've more than tripled in 30 years Scientists find a 400 percent increase in wildfire destruction in the Great Plains By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Energy 202 Your daily guide to the energy and environment debate. 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