Energy and Environment: Trump on climate change: ‘People like myself, we have very high levels of intelligence but we’re not necessarily such believers.’

Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump's EPA chief said there was 'no political review' of climate report.; Al Gore calls Trump 'the principal global face of climate denial'

With Chris Mooney

Michael S. Williamson / WASHINGTON POST Trump on climate change: 'People like myself, we have very high levels of intelligence but we're not necessarily such believers.' One Texas A&M scientist called his comments "idiotic," saying, "How can one possibly respond to this?" By Josh Dawsey, Philip Rucker, Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney  •  Read more » Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump's EPA chief said there was 'no political review' of climate report. But next time may be different. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   Al Gore calls Trump 'the principal global face of climate denial' In a parallel universe, the climate advocate might have been president. Instead, he laments the one we have. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump officials mount full-court press against their own climate report The president seems to be the report's own worst enemy. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump thinks climate change had no role in California's fires. But here are the facts. If climate change continues unabated, more people will be confronted with what happened in Paradise, Calif., according to a new assessment issued by the Trump administration. By Angela Fritz  •  Read more »   Weather Service promotes Trump administration climate report, breaking from 'stick to weather' past The Weather Service's decision to proactively cast light on the National Climate Assessment marks a sharp pivot from its past. By Jason Samenow  •  Read more »   Interior watchdog clears Zinke in probe of Utah national monument The Interior Department's acting inspector general has cleared Secretary Ryan Zinke in a probe of whether he redrew boundaries of a national monument in Utah to aid the financial interests of a Republican state lawmaker and stalwart Trump supporter. By Juliet Eilperin and Lisa Rein  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Countries vowed to cut carbon emissions. They aren't even close to their goals, U.N. report finds A new "emissions gap" report says that we are even farther than we thought from where we need to be. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Companies launch plan to capture methane from hog manure lagoons Smithfield and Dominion agree to spend $125 million each to cover hog lagoons, suck out methane emissions and clean that up so it can be injected into Dominion's pipeline network. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Major Trump administration climate report says damage is 'intensifying across the country' Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is already impacting the United States, and that it is going to be very expensive. By Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the To Your Health newsletter News to help you live a more healthful life, from the latest research to new health guidelines, delivered every Friday. Sign Up  »

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