Energy and Environment: EPA’s Pruitt took charter, military flights that cost taxpayers more than $58,000

Severe power failures in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean spur new interest in renewable energy; Majority of Americans now say climate change makes hurricanes more intense

With Chris Mooney   EPA's Pruitt took charter, military flights that cost taxpayers more than $58,000 "We have an obligation to get out throughout the country," an EPA spokeswoman said, adding that Pruitt overwhelmingly flies commercial. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Severe power failures in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean spur new interest in renewable energy Some energy analysts say microgrids and more renewables could lead to greater resilience. By Chris Mooney  •   Read more »   Majority of Americans now say climate change makes hurricanes more intense Public opinion about climate change's role in the severity of storms continues to break down largely along partisan lines. By Emily Guskin and Brady Dennis  •   Read more »   Zinke says his workers are disloyal. They say his personnel moves break the law. An inspector general probe is looking into how dozens of career appointees were reassigned. By Darryl Fears  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT EPA spending almost $25,000 to install a secure phone booth for Scott Pruitt "Their main goal was they wanted essentially a secure phone booth that couldn't be breached." By Brady Dennis  •   Read more »   Zinke says a third of Interior's staff is disloyal to Trump and promises 'huge' changes "I got 30 percent of the crew that's not loyal to the flag," Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said in an address to the oil industry. By Darryl Fears and Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   The National Park Service showed that its bottled water ban worked — then lifted it The Trump administration had a report showing the benefits of a ban on selling bottled water at national parks four months before ending the program. By Darryl Fears  •   Read more »   A key Antarctic glacier just lost a huge piece of ice — the latest sign of its worrying retreat Pine Island glacier is capable of driving 1.7 feet of sea level rise. By Chris Mooney  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT EPA chief Pruitt met with many corporate execs. Then he made decisions in their favor. Schedule shows frequent meetings with industry — but few with environmental or public health groups. By Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   Solar industry roiled by trade ruling that some fear could lead to tariffs The decision on what to do now falls to President Trump. By Chris Mooney and Steven Mufson  •   Read more »   One of the most bizarre ideas about climate change just found more evidence in its favor The idea of the warming Arctic creating weird winters just won't go away. By Chris Mooney  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the To Your Health newsletter Health news and research, in your inbox weekly. 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