Energy and Environment: White House presses automakers to back fuel-efficiency rollback

In the Netherlands, ice skating is 'in the DNA.' A warming climate could change that.; Analysis | The Energy 202: Congress has held at least 15 climate hearings since Democrats won...

With Chris Mooney

White House presses automakers to back fuel-efficiency rollback In an unusual turnaround, automakers are pushing back against the Trump administration's effort to freeze fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks – one of the president's most ambitious efforts to overturn Obama's environmental agenda. Trump officials are trying to pressure the auto industry to back their plan, as they press to finalize a rule that could face serious legal hurdles. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis · Read more In the Netherlands, ice skating is 'in the DNA.' A warming climate could change that. The Elfstedentocht, a race more beloved than the Olympics, faces extinction from climate change. By Rick Maese, Jonathan Newton, Clare Ramirez, Thomas Simonetti, Laris Karklis and Aaron Steckelberg · Read more   Analysis | The Energy 202: Congress has held at least 15 climate hearings since Democrats won the House They say House Republicans almost entirely ignored the issue during their eight years in power. By Dino Grandoni · Read more   Analysis | The Energy 202: Oil giant makes business case for taking climate change seriously BP's Spencer Dale says climate arguments are "real, urgent and important." By Steven Mufson · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   White House's plans to counter climate science reports 'will erode our national security,' 58 former officials warn Generals, admirals and other national security officials sent a letter to President Trump objecting to plans to convene an ad hoc panel to counter federal climate reports. By Dino Grandoni · Read more   Report finds widespread contamination at nation's coal ash sites The data, disclosed by the industry as part of a 2015 Obama administration rule, showed leakage of arsenic, lithium and other potentially harmful pollutants. By Steven Mufson and Brady Dennis · Read more   Analysis | The Energy 202: Climate change is Jay Inslee's top priority in Washington. How will it play in 2020? His record as governor shows the promises and pitfalls of focusing on global warming. By Dino Grandoni · Read more   'He gets to decide': President escalates his fight against climate science A White House working group aimed at opposing the scientific consensus on global warming is the latest step in Donald Trump's long history of climate-change denial. By Juliet Eilperin and Toluse Olorunnipa · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   The U.S. is trying to end the longest oil spill in history. And this company is fighting against it in court. Taylor Energy says hardly any oil is reaching the surface in the site where a hurricane destroyed its oil platform. To the contrary, the government says, the spill is probably at hundreds of barrels per day. By Darryl Fears · Read more   Ruined crops, salty soil: How rising seas are poisoning North Carolina's farmland Once-rich coastal land is turning barren — a trend expected to worsen as the world continues to warm. By Sarah Kaplan · Read more   Ethics watchdog, Democratic senators call for probe of Interior chief Bernhardt's work on water policy Citing his past lobbying work, Campaign Legal Center and two senators allege Bernhardt's involvement in Western water issues violates Trump ethics pledge. By Juliet Eilperin · Read more   Recommended for you Local news alerts Breaking news for those who live and work in the Greater Washington area. Sign Up

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