Energy and Environment: Scientists mapping Greenland have produced some surprising – and worrying – results

Interior Department rejects 25 endangered species petitions, including several linked to climate change; Notes from closed meeting show how Interior aims to weaken environmental...

With Chris Mooney   Scientists mapping Greenland have produced some surprising – and worrying – results Scientists find that Greenland's ice is more exposed than previously thought and that flowing water is creating vast new river deltas around the island. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » Interior Department rejects 25 endangered species petitions, including several linked to climate change The agency said the Pacific walrus seemed able to adapt to declining sea ice in the Arctic. By Chris Mooney and Dino Grandoni  •   Read more »   Notes from closed meeting show how Interior aims to weaken environmental laws The Trump administration is working to promote development by weakening environmental laws and public access to government information, according to reports from an invitation-only meeting. By Darryl Fears  •   Read more »   Three Trump Cabinet members attended mining lobbyist meeting at Trump International Hotel Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and Energy Secretary Rick Perry attended the National Mining Association's fall board of directors meeting at the hotel owned by the president. By Dino Grandoni and Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Congress decided against repealing this climate rule. So the Trump administration is undoing it. This week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will issue a proposal to erase a rule that requires oil and gas companies operating on federal and tribal lands to capture methane that would otherwise be vented or burned off. By Dino Grandoni  •   Read more »   Interior Department whistleblower resigns, calling Ryan Zinke's leadership a failure Interior Department whistleblower Joel Clement, a scientist and climate policy expert, had been reassigned to an accounting job in retaliation for speaking out, he says By Darryl Fears  •   Read more »   Senate to weigh key EPA nominees with close ties to chemical, fossil fuels industries One founded a consulting group that has produced research for chemical companies showing little or no human health risks for their products. By Brady Dennis  •   Read more »   Fancy dinners, far-flung speeches: Calendars detail EPA chief's close ties to industry A detailed schedule for the EPA leader shows many meals, meetings with industry executives he regulates. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Scientists may have found a solution to the atmosphere's methane mystery Scientists find that cows are filling the air with more methane than we thought. By Chris Mooney  •   Read more »   Rick Perry just proposed sweeping new steps to help struggling coal and nuclear plants The Energy Department announced new loan guarantees for a struggling nuclear plant — and a controversial new policy that could pay coal and nuclear plants for keeping the grid stable. By Chris Mooney and Steven Mufson  •   Read more »   Tropical forests used to protect us from climate change. Now, scientists say, they're making it worse Tropical rainforests are losing carbon, not storing it, a worrying new study shows. By Chris Mooney  •   Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Energy 202 newsletter 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 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