Energy and Environment: Scientists may have solved a huge riddle in Earth’s climate past. It doesn’t bode well for the future.

California will face a terrible choice: Save cliff-side homes or public beaches from rising seas; Scott Pruitt's replacement tells EPA employees, 'When it comes to leadership, you...

With Chris Mooney

Scientists may have solved a huge riddle in Earth's climate past. It doesn't bode well for the future. 13,000 years ago, a gigantic flood into the Arctic shut down ocean circulation and cooled Europe, researchers say. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » California will face a terrible choice: Save cliff-side homes or public beaches from rising seas Waves have always pounded the California coast. But as seas rise over the remaining century, they will become stronger and more frequent. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   Scott Pruitt's replacement tells EPA employees, 'When it comes to leadership, you can't lead unless you listen.' Andrew Wheeler touted his time as a career employee at the EPA and his coal-mining heritage, and pledged to act differently from his controversial predecessor, Scott Pruitt. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Days after Scott Pruitt resigned, several top aides are also calling it quits at EPA Several top aides to former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt are leaving the agency, less than a week after Pruitt resigned his post. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Watch 10 billion tons of ice fall into the ocean A 4-mile-long break was recently caught on video at one of Greenland's biggest glaciers. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Incoming EPA chief: 'This is the right job for me.' Andrew Wheeler has spent decades in Washington, working for the government and lobbying on behalf of industry. Now the low-profile policy expert has a very high-profile political job. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Hawaii just banned your favorite sunscreen to protect its coral reefs Gov. David Ige (D) signed a bill banning sunscreens that contain chemicals deemed damaging to coral reefs. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns He was facing more than a dozen federal inquiries. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Energy 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the energy and environment debate. Sign Up  »

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