Energy and Environment: Trump keeps saying ‘clean coal.’ It does not mean what he thinks it means.

Rick Perry gets his electricity grid study. The coal and mining industries like it.; This is why when you talk about climate change, you can't ignore agriculture

With Chris Mooney   Trump keeps saying 'clean coal.' It does not mean what he thinks it means. Carbon capture may reduce carbon dioxide emissions, but it does not make coal "clean." By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more » Rick Perry gets his electricity grid study. The coal and mining industries like it. An electricity grid analysis rejects the notion that regulations forced coal plants to close. By Steven Mufson  •   Read more »   This is why when you talk about climate change, you can't ignore agriculture Agriculture has released more than 100 billion tons of carbon from the ground, a study finds. By Chelsea Harvey  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump administration halted a study of mountaintop coal mining's health effects A key National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine study on coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains is under review over whether it's worth the money. By Darryl Fears  •   Read more »   A controversial California effort to fight climate change just got some good news In California, some companies can pay to protect forests rather than cut their own greenhouse gas emissions — and new research says the program is succeeding. By Chelsea Harvey  •   Read more »   The Trump administration just disbanded a federal advisory committee on climate change The expert panel's work has been aimed at helping policymakers and private-sector officials factor the government's climate analysis into long-term planning. By Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT We went through one of the most infamous — and narrow — straits of the Northwest Passage The early explorers struggled with Bellot Strait — modern navigation, though, has conquered it. By Chris Mooney  •   Read more »   National parks put a ban on bottled water to ease pollution. Trump just sided with the lobby that fought it. A National Park Service ban on bottled water sales to ease pollution was successfully fought by an industry lobby. By Darryl Fears  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Speaking of Science newsletter 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 or because it is included in your subscription. 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