Energy and Environment: Alaska’s sweltering summer is ‘basically off the charts’

The Energy 202: Democrats disagree on climate policy specifics. But they agree on how to frame it.; Trump's pick for managing federal lands doesn't believe the government should have any; The Greenland ice sheet is in the throes of one of its greatest melting events ever recorded; Climate change will spark a blue crab baby boom. Then predators will relocate from the south and eat them.; July was the warmest month on record in Boston, Portland, Hartford, and Manchester ; Analysis | The Energy 202: The debate's biggest environmental applause line came from... Marianne Williamson; Earth's temperatures are skewed hot. Expected cool weather in a few spots doesn't change that.; Analysis | The Energy 202: Kamala Harris and Jay Inslee's new climate plans target 'environmental injustice'; Trump officials say a new plan will protect Bears Ears. Others call it 'salt in an open wound.'; The European heat wave bears the fingerprint of climate change; Europe's heat wave is about to bake the Arctic; Heat wave smashes temperature records across Europe

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.       Alaska's sweltering summer is 'basically off the charts' Record heat, sweeping wildfires, shrinking sea ice: Residents in the Last Frontier are grappling with unprecedented changes. By Matthew Cappucci, Juliet Eilperin, Andrew Freedman and Brady Dennis ● Read more » The Energy 202: Democrats disagree on climate policy specifics. But they agree on how to frame it. Global warming is a kitchen table issue that affects the whole U.S. economy, they say. By Dino Grandoni ● Read more » Trump's pick for managing federal lands doesn't believe the government should have any William Perry Pendley favors opening up federal lands to mining, oil exploration, grazing and recreation By Steven Mufson ● Read more »   The Greenland ice sheet is in the throes of one of its greatest melting events ever recorded The heat dome that caused the extreme European heat wave is now affecting the Arctic, where the Greenland Ice Sheet is seeing one of its most intense melt events on record. By Jason Samenow and Andrew Freedman ● Read more »   Climate change will spark a blue crab baby boom. Then predators will relocate from the south and eat them. A new study promised a rare positive development from global warming for Maryland's favorite crustacean. But bad news wasn't far behind. By Darryl Fears ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT July was the warmest month on record in Boston, Portland, Hartford, and Manchester Thanks to a combination of a steamy weather pattern and climate change, Boston, Hartford and other New England cities just recorded their hottest month. By Matthew Cappucci ● Read more » Analysis | The Energy 202: The debate's biggest environmental applause line came from... Marianne Williamson Her answer on "environmental injustice" was a surprisingly good soundbite. By Dino Grandoni ● Read more » Earth's temperatures are skewed hot. Expected cool weather in a few spots doesn't change that. Climate change has offset the normal balance between heat and cold on the planet. Analysis ●  By Matthew Cappucci ● Read more »   Analysis | The Energy 202: Kamala Harris and Jay Inslee's new climate plans target 'environmental injustice' They want to help disadvantaged communities stave off pollution. By Dino Grandoni ● Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Trump officials say a new plan will protect Bears Ears. Others call it 'salt in an open wound.' The new plan to manage what's left of the reduced monument "is like seeing your grandmother's house has been robbed," said one Native American tribal representative. By Darryl Fears and Juliet Eilperin ● Read more »   The European heat wave bears the fingerprint of climate change The heat wave fits into an alarming pattern of climate-driven extremes. And it's only going to get worse. Analysis ●  By Matthew Cappucci and Andrew Freedman ● Read more » Europe's heat wave is about to bake the Arctic Record heat is shifting toward Scandinavia, and eventually into the Arctic, where it could supercharge the sea and land ice melt season. By Andrew Freedman ● Read more »   Heat wave smashes temperature records across Europe Cities and regions largely without air conditioning are sweltering in life-threatening conditions. By James McAuley and Andrew Freedman ● Read more » We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Speaking of Science for the latest, greatest and weirdest in science news, every Wednesday. Expect news on discoveries, animals and space. Sign up »

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