Energy and Environment: Read our climate series that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize

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Limited time offer: Get one year of digital access for just $29.   View offer Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.     Well, we're back: After a two-month pause amid the coronavirus crisis, the Post's weekly Energy and Environment newsletter returns today. And we have some big news: Our work last year won a Pulitzer prize! Read The Washington Post climate series that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize 2°C: Beyond the Limit was awarded the Pulitzer for explanatory reporting; The Post also had finalists for public service, breaking news and commentary By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   How our brains make it hard to solve climate change Shahzeen Attari studies the psychology behind energy use and our views of the climate problem. By Chris Mooney ●  Read more »   Unusual warmth pours over North Pole, potentially jump-starting melt season for Arctic ice The relatively warm weather, arriving a month earlier than normal, is projected to stick around for the next 10 days, potentially accelerating sea ice loss. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   Plastic pollution threatens marine life, humans and ecosystems. Enter the future vacuum of the seas. A nonprofit group is trying to help solve one of the planet's most daunting problems: oceans littered with plastic. By Hugo Kugiya ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   America's longest river was recently drier than during the Dust Bowl. And it's bound to happen again. The drop in water level at the mouth of the Missouri River was due to rising temperatures linked to climate change. By Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   Rockefeller heirs to Big Oil find dumping fossil fuels improved bottom line in 2014, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund decided to sever fossil fuel investments -- and since then it has outpaced its benchmark indices. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   Humidity and heat extremes are on the verge of exceeding limits of human survivability, study finds Humid heat waves are lapping up against the human survivability limit in some locations, study finds. By Andrew Freedman and Jason Samenow ●  Read more »   Global warming pushes April temperatures into record territory, as 2020 heads for disquieting milestone Thanks in large part to climate change, April tied as the warmest such month on record. This increases confidence that 2020 will set a new annual heat record. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Coronavirus crisis hits solar and wind energy industry Trump promised oil and gas companies economic relief. But renewables are getting less focus in Washington. By Steven Mufson and Dino Grandoni ●  Read more »   An early warning system for coronavirus infections could be found in your toilet From the U.S. to Europe to Australia, scientists have detected the virus in wastewater ahead of spikes in local cases By Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   Coronavirus is driving down global carbon dioxide emissions to levels last seen 10 years ago, agency says The International Energy Agency says the drop in CO2 emissions is six times as large as the previous record in 2009. By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   Trump faces big decisions on energy industry rescue as U.S. runs out of places to store abundance of oil White House faces pressure to turn away Saudi tankers amid warnings of a "storage wall." By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   In an Alps emptied by coronavirus, a lifelong mountaineer finds surprises The ski resorts in Austria have been quiet, the hiking trails vacant. And that's invited the return of elk, mountain goats and deer. By Darryl Fears ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for the most important developments in the outbreak in your inbox every day. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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